1 Chronicles 21:3
1 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?”1 Chronicles 21:3
What Does 1 Chronicles 21:3 Mean?
1 Chronicles 21:3 is found in the book of 1 Chronicles, chapter 21, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to 1 Chronicles 21:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 1:11“(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)”Genesis 20:9“Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done.”Genesis 20:16“And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.”Exodus 32:21“And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?”Numbers 32:9“For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them.”Joshua 22:15“And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,”1 Samuel 2:24“Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.”1 Samuel 17:8“And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.”2 Samuel 24:3“And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?”1 Kings 14:16“And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.”2 Kings 12:7“Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.”1 Chronicles 19:13“Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is good in his sight.”Psalms 115:14“The LORD shall increase you more and more, you and your children.”Proverbs 14:28“In the multitude of people is the king’s honour: but in the want of people is the destruction of the prince.”Isaiah 26:15“Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed it far unto all the ends of the earth.”Isaiah 48:19“Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.”
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