Joab replied,“ May the LORD make his army 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?”

约押说：“愿耶和华使他的百姓比现在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他们不都是你的仆人吗？我主为何吩咐行这事，为何使以色列人陷在罪里呢？”

约押说：“愿耶和华使他的百姓比现在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他们不都是我主的仆人吗？我主为何吩咐行这事，为何使以色列陷入罪里呢？”

约押说：“愿耶和华使他的百姓比现在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他们不都是我主的仆人吗？我主为何吩咐行这事，为何使以色列陷入罪里呢？”

约押说：“愿耶和华使祂子民的人数比现在增加百倍。但我主我王啊，他们不都是你的仆人吗？我主为什么要这样做，使以色列人陷于罪中呢？”

约押说：“愿耶和华使他的子民比现在增加百倍。我主我王啊，他们不都是我主的仆人吗？我主为什么要作这事呢？为什么使以色列人陷在罪里呢？”

約押說：「願耶和華使他的百姓比現在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他們不都是你的僕人嗎？我主為何吩咐行這事，為何使以色列人陷在罪裏呢？」

約押說：「願耶和華使他的百姓比現在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他們不都是我主的僕人嗎？我主為何吩咐行這事，為何使以色列陷入罪裏呢？」

約押說：「願耶和華使他的百姓比現在加增百倍。我主我王啊，他們不都是我主的僕人嗎？我主為何吩咐行這事，為何使以色列陷入罪裏呢？」

約押說：「願耶和華使祂子民的人數比現在增加百倍。但我主我王啊，他們不都是你的僕人嗎？我主為什麼要這樣做，使以色列人陷於罪中呢？」

約押說：“願耶和華使他的子民比現在增加百倍。我主我王啊，他們不都是我主的僕人嗎？我主為甚麼要作這事呢？為甚麼使以色列人陷在罪裡呢？”

約押說：『願永恆主使他的人民比他們現在再增加一百倍。但我主我王啊，他們不都是我主的僕人麼？為甚麼我主強要這樣？為甚麼使以色列人陷於罪過呢！』

約押曰、願耶和華增益其民、百倍於今、我主我王歟、斯眾非皆爾僕乎、我主何為命此、何陷以色列人於罪乎、

約押曰、勿論民數多寡、惟願耶和華增益百倍。斯民之眾、莫非我王臣僕、乃王喜核民、遺禍以色列族、何與。

約押對王曰、無論民之多寡、惟願主使己民再增百倍、斯民皆我主我王之僕、我主何為命此事、何為使以色列人負罪耶、

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?”

Joab replied,“ May the Lord multiply his troops 100 times. King David, you are my master. Aren’t all the men under your control? Why would you want me to count them? Do you want to make Israel guilty?”

But Joab said,“ May the Lord add to his people a hundred times as many as they are! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord’s servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should it be a cause of guilt for Israel?”

But Joab replied,“ May the Lord increase the number of his people a hundred times over! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this? Are they not all your servants? Why must you cause Israel to sin?”

Joab replied,“ May the LORD multiply the number of his people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

But Joab said,“ May the Lord add to His people a hundred times as many as they are! 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?”

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?”

And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord’s servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

Joab replied,“ May the Lord multiply the number of His people a hundred times over! My lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”

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?

Joab said,“ May Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are. But, my lord the king, aren’t they all my lord’s servants? Why does my lord require this thing? Why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?”

You have made the nation larger, O LORD, you have made the nation larger and revealed your splendor, you have extended all the borders of the land.

A king’s glory is the abundance of people, but the lack of subjects is the ruin of a ruler.

When they went up to the Eshcol Valley and saw the land, they frustrated the intent of the Israelites so that they did not enter the land that the LORD had given them.So the anger of the LORD was kindled that day, and he swore,

He will hand Israel over to their enemies because of the sins which Jeroboam committed and which he made Israel commit.”

May he increase your numbers, yours and your children’s!

Indeed, may the LORD, the God of your ancestors, make you a thousand times more numerous than you are now, blessing you just as he said he would!

This ought not to be, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating among the LORD’s people is not good.

Abimelech summoned Abraham and said to him,“ What have you done to us? What sin did I commit against you that would cause you to bring such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done!”

Moses said to Aaron,“ What did this people do to you, that you have brought on them so great a sin?”

Your descendants would have been as numerous as sand, and your children like its granules. Their name would not have been cut off and eliminated from my presence.

Be strong! Let’s fight bravely for the sake of our people and the cities of our God! The LORD will do what he decides is best!”