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But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?”

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11 And may the Lord, the God of your ancestors, multiply you a thousand times more and bless you as he promised!

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14 May the Lord richly bless
    both you and your children.

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Your eyes will shine,
    and your heart will thrill with joy,
for merchants from around the world will come to you.
    They will bring you the wealth of many lands.

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28 A growing population is a king’s glory;
    a prince without subjects has nothing.

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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?”

But the king insisted that they take the census, so Joab traveled throughout all Israel to count the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem

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12 Be courageous! Let us fight bravely for our people and the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.”

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