1 Chronicles 21:3 meaning and explanation
But Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”
1 Chronicles 21:3, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
Joab, David's army commander, answers the king's order to count the fighting men. His protest is loyal and blunt: he wishes the LORD would multiply the troops a hundredfold, since they all already belong to the king, and he asks why David would bring guilt on Israel by this census.
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