2 SAMUEL 24:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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?”
But Joab said to the king, May the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times more than they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it — But why does my lord the king desire this thing? — Joab protests, invoking a blessing on Israel but questioning David's motivation. His resistance suggests moral awareness: a census represents pride and reliance on human strength rather than God's providence.
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