2 Samuel 24:3
2 Samuel 24:3 The Message (MSG)
But Joab resisted the king: “May your GOD multiply people by the hundreds right before the eyes of my master the king, but why on earth would you do a thing like this?”
2 Samuel 24:3 King James Version (KJV)
And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
2 Samuel 24:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But Joab said to the king, “Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
2 Samuel 24:3 New Century Version (NCV)
But Joab said to the king, “May the LORD your God give you a hundred times more people, and may my master the king live to see this happen. Why do you want to do this?”
2 Samuel 24:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Joab said unto the king, Now Jehovah thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
2 Samuel 24:3 New International Version (NIV)
But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
2 Samuel 24:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
And Joab said to the king, “Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?”
2 Samuel 24:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But Joab said to the king, “May the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as there are, and let the eyes of my lord the king see it; but why does my lord the king want to do this thing?”