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But Joab said, “May the Lord increase the number of his people a hundredfold! Are they not, my lord the king, all of them my lord’s servants? Why then should my lord require this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?”(A)

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But Joab replied, “May the Lord multiply his troops a hundred times over.(A) 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?”

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11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you!(A)

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11 May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase(A) you a thousand times and bless you as he has promised!(B)

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19 your offspring would have been like the sand
    and your descendants like its grains;
their name would never be cut off
    or destroyed from before me.(A)

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19 Your descendants(A) would have been like the sand,(B)
    your children like its numberless grains;(C)
their name would never be blotted out(D)
    nor destroyed from before me.”

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15 But you have increased the nation, O Lord;
    you have increased the nation; you are glorified;
    you have enlarged all the borders of the land.(A)

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15 You have enlarged the nation, Lord;
    you have enlarged the nation.(A)
You have gained glory for yourself;
    you have extended all the borders(B) of the land.

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28 The glory of a king is a multitude of people;
    without people a prince is ruined.

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28 A large population is a king’s glory,
    but without subjects a prince is ruined.(A)

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14 May the Lord give you increase,
    both you and your children.(A)

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14 May the Lord cause you to flourish,(A)
    both you and your children.

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13 Be strong, and let us be courageous for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to him.”

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13 Be strong, and let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. The Lord will do what is good in his sight.”

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16 He will give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, which he sinned and which he caused Israel to commit.”(A)

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16 And he will give Israel up because of the sins(A) Jeroboam has committed and has caused Israel to commit.”

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24 No, my sons; it is not a good report that I hear the people of the Lord spreading abroad.(A)

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24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good.

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When they went up to the Wadi Eshcol and saw the land, they discouraged the hearts of the Israelites from going into the land that the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord’s anger was kindled on that day, and he swore, saying,(A)

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After they went up to the Valley of Eshkol(A) and viewed the land, they discouraged the Israelites from entering the land the Lord had given them. 10 The Lord’s anger was aroused(B) that day and he swore this oath:(C)

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21 Moses said to Aaron, “What did this people do to you that you have brought so great a sin upon them?”(A)

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21 He said to Aaron, “What did these people do to you, that you led them into such great sin?”

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Then Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such great guilt on me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that ought not to be done.”(A)

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Then Abimelek called Abraham in and said, “What have you done to us? How have I wronged you that you have brought such great guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should never be done.(A)

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