Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.
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Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.
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Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
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Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 21:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and didn’t do what the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the baby boys alive.
- 2 Samuel 24:3-8 Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?” Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel. They passed over the Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right side of the city that is in the middle of the valley of Gad, and to Jazer; then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim Hodshi; and they came to Dan Jaan, and around to Sidon, and came to the stronghold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites; and they went out to the south of Judah, at Beersheba. So when they had gone back and forth through all the land, they came to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.
- Ecclesiastes 8:4 for the king’s word is supreme. Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”
- Daniel 3:18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the golden image which you have set up.”
- Acts 5:29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. came to Jerusalem] In 2Sa_24:4-8 the route is…
4. came to Jerusalem] In 2Sa_24:4-8 the route is described and the time taken in the numbering is stated, nine months and twenty days.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) Wherefore Joab departed.—“Went out” scil, from the king’s…
(4) Wherefore Joab departed.—“Went out” scil, from the king’s presence (Samuel). The chronicler omits the account of the route of Joab and his party, as described in 2Sa_24:4-8. They crossed Jordan, and went to Aroer, Jazer, Gilead, and Dan; then round to Zidon, “the fortress of Tyre, and all the cities of the Hivite and Canaanite, and came out at the nageb of Judah, to Beersheba.” The business occupied nine months and twenty days; and the fact that the generalissimo of David’s forces and his chief officers found leisure for the undertaking indicates a time of settled peace. The census, therefore, belongs to the later years of the reign.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and…
Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. This short verse stands in the place of all the five verses of 2Sa_24:4-8, with their interesting contents, giving the route which Joab and his assistants took, and the time occupied (nine months and twenty days) to their return.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
C. I. Scofield 1917 · Public Domain Here should read 2Sa 24:4-9.
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Here should read 2Sa 24:4-9.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the king's word was enforced against Joab
the king's word was enforced against Joab
"the command of the king prevailed despite Joab's objections"
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So Joab left and went throughout all Israel
It is understood from David's command in 1 Chronicles 21:2 that Joab went to count the people of Israel. It can be stated clearly. AT: "So Joab left and went throughout all Israel to count the people" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
1,100,000 men
"one million, one hundred thousand men" (See: Numbers)
men who drew the sword
The soldiers in Israel are described by the action of pulling out a sword to fight with it. AT: "men who were prepared to serve as soldiers" (See: Metonymy)
470,000 soldiers
"four hundred seventy thousand soldiers" (See: Numbers)
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