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Joab said, “May the LORD 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?”

1 Chronicles 21:3 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 કાળવૃતાંત ૨૧:૩
યોઆબે કહ્યું, ઈશ્વર તેમના લોકને જેટલા છે તેના કરતા સોગણાં વધારો. પણ મારા માલિક રાજા, શું તેઓ સર્વ મારા માલિકની સેવા નથી કરતા? મારા માલિક કેમ આવું ઇચ્છે છે? શા માટે ઇઝરાયલ પર દોષ લાવવો?”
हिन्दी1 इतिहास २१:३
योआब ने कहा, “यहोवा की प्रजा के कितने ही क्यों न हों, वह उनको सौ गुना बढ़ा दे; परन्तु हे मेरे प्रभु! हे राजा! क्या वे सब राजा के अधीन नहीं हैं? मेरा प्रभु ऐसी बात क्यों चाहता है? वह इस्राएल पर दोष लगने का कारण क्यों बने?”

In context

1Satan stood up against Israel, and moved David to take a census of Israel.

2David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, “Go, count Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know how many there are.”

3Joab said, “May the LORD 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?”

4Nevertheless the king’s word prevailed against Joab. Therefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel, then came to Jerusalem.

5Joab gave the sum of the census of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew a sword; and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew a sword.

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