2 Samuel 24:4 · King James Version
2 Samuel 24:4 in the Original Hebrew
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2 Samuel 24:4 in Other Translations
| KJV | Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. |
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| WEB | Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. |
| ASV | Notwithstanding, the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. |
| YLT | And the word of the king is severe towards Joab, and against the heads of the force, and Joab goeth out, and the heads of the force, from before the king to inspect the people, even Israel; |
| WBT | Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel. |
| DBY | But the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the army. And Joab and the captains of the army went out from the presence of the king to count the people of Israel. |
Commentary on 2 Samuel 24:4
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John Gill · 2 Samuel 24:4
Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host,.... Who it seems were of the same mind with Joab, and were against numbering the people, yet their arguments and remonstrances were of no avail with the king; he was determined it should be done, and laid his commands upon them to do it, which they were obliged to comply with:
and Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel; seeing him resolute and determined, they submitted, took his orders, and set out to execute them.
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Questions about 2 Samuel 24:4
What does 2 Samuel 24:4 say?
2 Samuel 24:4 in the King James Version reads: “Notwithstanding the king’s word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.” Read it in the full context of 2 Samuel 24, alongside the classic commentary on this page.
Where is 2 Samuel 24:4 found in the Bible?
2 Samuel 24:4 is in the book of 2 Samuel, chapter 24, verse 4, in the Old Testament.
What Bible translation is 2 Samuel 24:4 shown in?
This is the King James Version (KJV), a public-domain translation. You can compare how other translations render 2 Samuel 24:4 in the table on this page.
Joab said unto the king - This very bad man saw that the measure now recommended by the king was a wrong one, and might be ruinous to the people, and therefore he remonstrates against it in a very sensible speech; but the king was infatuated, and would hear no reason.