³ Joab said to the king, Now Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

¹¹ Yahweh, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you, as he has promised you!

¹⁴ May Yahweh increase you more and more, You and your children.

¹² Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Yahweh do that which seems him good.

³ Joab said, 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?

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

²⁸ In the multitude of people is the king's glory, But in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

⁵ Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.