Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The king’s word, however, overruled Joab; so Joab left and went throughout Israel and then came back to Jerusalem. New Living Translation But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem English Standard Version But the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came back to Jerusalem. Berean Standard Bible Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. King James Bible Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. New King James Version Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. New American Standard Bible Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout Israel, and came to Jerusalem. NASB 1995 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. NASB 1977 Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore, Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Legacy Standard Bible Nevertheless, the king’s word stood strong against Joab. So, Joab went out and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Amplified Bible But the king’s word prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem. Christian Standard Bible Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem. Holman Christian Standard Bible Yet the king’s order prevailed over Joab. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel and then returned to Jerusalem. American Standard Version Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the word of the King prevailed over Yuab, and Yuab went out and walked into all Israel, and he returned and came to Jerusalem. Brenton Septuagint Translation Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab; and Joab went out and passed through all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Contemporary English Version But David would not change his mind. And so Joab went everywhere in Israel and Judah and counted the people. He returned to Jerusalem Douay-Rheims Bible But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went through all Israel: and returned to Jerusalem. English Revised Version Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. GOD'S WORD® Translation However, the king overruled Joab. So Joab left, went throughout Israel, and returned to Jerusalem. Good News Translation But the king made Joab obey the order. Joab went out, traveled through the whole country of Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem. International Standard Version But the king's order overruled Joab, so Joab left, traveled throughout all of Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem JPS Tanakh 1917 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Literal Standard Version And the word of the king [is] severe against Joab, and Joab goes out, and goes up and down in all Israel, and comes to Jerusalem. Majority Standard Bible Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. New American Bible However, the king’s command prevailed over Joab, who departed and traversed all of Israel, and then returned to Jerusalem. NET Bible But the king's edict stood, despite Joab's objections. So Joab left and traveled throughout Israel before returning to Jerusalem. New Revised Standard Version But the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, and came back to Jerusalem. New Heart English Bible Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. Webster's Bible Translation Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. World English Bible Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem. Young's Literal Translation And the word of the king is severe against Joab, and Joab goeth out, and goeth up and down in all Israel, and cometh in to Jerusalem. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David's Military Census…3But 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?” 4Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab departed and traveled throughout Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem. 5And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 21:3 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 21:5 And Joab reported to David the total number of the troops. In all Israel there were 1,100,000 men who drew the sword, including 470,000 in Judah. Treasury of Scripture Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Why Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem. the king's Ecclesiastes 8:4 Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? Wherefore Exodus 1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive. Daniel 3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. Acts 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men. and went 2 Samuel 24:3-8 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? … Jump to Previous Departed However Israel Jerusalem Joab Jo'ab Joab's King's Nevertheless Overruled Prevailed Severe Stronger Throughout Wherefore WordJump to Next Departed However Israel Jerusalem Joab Jo'ab Joab's King's Nevertheless Overruled Prevailed Severe Stronger Throughout Wherefore Word1 Chronicles 21 1. David, tempted by Satan, forces Joab to number the people5. The number of the people being brought, David repents of it 9. David having three plagues proposed by God, chooses the pestilence 14. After the death of 70,000, David by repentance prevents the destruction of Jerusalem 18. David, by Gad's direction, purchases Ornan's threshing floor; 26. where having built an altar, God gives a sign of his favor by fire. 28. David sacrifices there, being restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel (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 2Samuel 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.Verse 4. - 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 2 Samuel 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. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Nevertheless, the king'sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king word וּדְבַר־ (ū·ḏə·ḇar-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause prevailed חָזַ֣ק (ḥā·zaq) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Joab. יוֹאָ֑ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites So Joab יוֹאָ֗ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites left וַיֵּצֵ֣א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim and traveled וַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙ (way·yiṯ·hal·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk throughout בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and then he returned וַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to Jerusalem. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (yə·rū·šā·lim) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel Links 1 Chronicles 21:4 NIV1 Chronicles 21:4 NLT 1 Chronicles 21:4 ESV 1 Chronicles 21:4 NASB 1 Chronicles 21:4 KJV 1 Chronicles 21:4 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 21:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 21:4 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 21:4 French Bible 1 Chronicles 21:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 21:4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |