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1 Chronicles 21:3

NETBible	Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army¹ a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”²
NIV © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	But Joab replied, "May the LORD multiply his troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all my lord’s subjects? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?"
NASB © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	Joab said, "May the LORD add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord seek this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt to Israel?"
NLT © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	But Joab replied, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?"
MSG © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	Joab resisted: "May GOD multiply his people by hundreds! Don't they all belong to my master the king? But why on earth would you do a thing like this--why risk getting Israel into trouble with God?"
BBE © SABDAweb 1Ch 21:3	And Joab said, May the Lord make his people a hundred times more in number than they are; but, my lord king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why would my lord have this done? why will he become a cause of sin to Israel?
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Ch 21:3	But Joab said, "May the LORD increase the number of his people a hundredfold! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord’s servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?"
NKJV © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	And Joab answered, "May the LORD make His people a hundred times more than they are. But, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? Why then does my lord require this thing? Why should he be a cause of guilt in Israel?"
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KJV	And Joab <03097> answered <0559> (8799)_, The LORD <03068> make his people <05971> an hundred <03967> times <06471> so many more <03254> (8686) as they <01992> [be]: but, my lord <0113> the king <04428>_, [are] they not all my lord's <0113> servants <05650>_? why then doth my lord <0113> require <01245> (8762) this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass <0819> to Israel <03478>_?
NASB © biblegateway 1Ch 21:3	Joab <03097> said <0559> , "May the LORD <03068> add <03254> to His people <05971> a hundred <03967> times <06471> as many as they are! But, my lord <0113> the king <04428> , are they not all <03605> my lord's <0113> servants <05650> ? Why <04100> does my lord <0113> seek <01245> this <02088> thing <02088> ? Why <04100> should he be a cause <0819> of guilt <0819> to Israel <03478> ?"
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} iwab {N-PRI} prosyeih <4369> V-AAO-3S kuriov <2962> N-NSM epi <1909> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM laon <2992> N-ASM autou <846> D-GSM wv <3739> CONJ autoi <846> D-NPM ekatontaplasiwv {ADV} kai <2532> CONJ oi <3588> T-NPM ofyalmoi <3788> N-NPM kuriou <2962> N-GSM mou <1473> P-GS tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM blepontev <991> V-PAPNP pantev <3956> A-NPM tw <3588> T-DSM kuriw <2962> N-DSM mou <1473> P-GS paidev <3816> N-NPM ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-ASN zhtei <2212> V-PAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM mou <1473> P-GS touto <3778> D-ASN ina <2443> CONJ mh <3165> ADV genhtai <1096> V-AMS-3S eiv <1519> PREP amartian <266> N-ASF tw <3588> T-DSM israhl <2474> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	Joab <03097> replied <0559> , “May the Lord <03068> make his army <05971> a hundred <03967> times <06471> larger <03254> ! My master <0113> , O king <04428> , do not <03808> all <03605> of them serve <05650> my master <0113> ? Why <04100> does my master <0113> want <01245> to do this <02063> ? Why <04100> bring <01961> judgment <0819> on Israel <03478> ?”
HEBREW	larvyl <03478> hmsal <0819> hyhy <01961> hml <04100> ynda <0113> taz <02063> sqby <01245> hml <04100> Mydbel <05650> yndal <0113> Mlk <03605> Klmh <04428> ynda <0113> alh <03808> Mymep <06471> ham <03967> Mhk <01992> wme <05971> le <05921> hwhy <03068> Powy <03254> bawy <03097> rmayw (21:3) <0559>

NETBible

Joab replied, “May the Lord make his army¹ a hundred times larger! My master, O king, do not all of them serve my master? Why does my master want to do this? Why bring judgment on Israel?”²

NET Notes

¹tn Or “people.”

²tn Heb “Why should it become guilt for Israel?” David’s decision betrays an underlying trust in his own strength rather than in divine provision. See also 1 Chr 27:23-24.