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2 Samuel 24:4

Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

KJV

Obtinuit autem sermo regis verba Joab et principum exercitus : egressusque est Joab et princeps militum a facie regis, ut numerarent populum Israël.

Vulgate

καὶ ὑπερίσχυσεν ὁ λόγος τοῦ βασιλέως πρὸς Ἰωὰβ καὶ εἰς τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῆς δυνάμεως· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἰωὰβ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες τῆς ἰσχύος ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως ἐπισκέψασθαι τὸν λαὸν Ἰσραήλ.

LXX

Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.

ASV

וַ/יֶּחֱזַ֤ק דְּבַר הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל יוֹאָ֔ב וְ/עַ֖ל שָׂרֵ֣י הֶ/חָ֑יִל וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א יוֹאָ֜ב וְ/שָׂרֵ֤י הַ/חַ֨יִל֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ לִ/פְקֹ֥ד אֶת הָ/עָ֖ם אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Joab

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
הֶ֑ם
hm
verb · 303×
הֶחֱזִ֗יק
hchzyq
verb · 289×
וֹ
v
noun · 232×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יוֹאָ֔ב
yv'b
proper_noun · 145×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 5:29 — Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
  • Eccl 8:4 — Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?