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2 Samuel 24:4

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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?	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.	And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Notwithstanding the king's^H4428 word^H1697 prevailed^H2388 against Joab^H3097, and against the captains^H8269 of the host^H2428. And Joab^H3097 and the captains^H8269 of the host^H2428 went out^H3318 from the presence^H6440 of the king^H4428, to number^H6485 the people^H5971 of Israel^H3478.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֶּחֱזַק דְּבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל־יֹואָב וְעַל שָׂרֵי הֶחָיִל וַיֵּצֵא יֹואָב וְשָׂרֵי הַחַיִל לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ לִפְקֹד אֶת־הָעָם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֶּחֱזַ֤ק	va/i.ye.che.Zak	H2388	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it prevailed
דְּבַר	de.var-	H1697	HNcmsc	(the) word of
הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
יוֹאָ֔ב	yo.'Av	H3097	HNp	Joab
וְ/עַ֖ל	ve./'Al	H5921	HC/R	and/ over
שָׂרֵ֣י	sa.Rei	H8269	HNcmpc	(the) commanders of
הֶ/חָ֑יִל	he./Cha.yil	H2428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ army
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א	va/i.ye.Tze'	H3318	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he went out
יוֹאָ֜ב	yo.'Av	H3097	HNp	Joab
וְ/שָׂרֵ֤י	ve./sa.Rei	H8269	HC/Ncmpc	and/ commanders of
הַ/חַ֨יִל֙	ha./Cha.yil	H2428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ army
לִ/פְנֵ֣י	li/f.Nei	H6440	HR/Ncbpc	(to)/ before
הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
לִ/פְקֹ֥ד	li/f.Kod	H6485	HR/Vqc	to/ enroll
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הָ/עָ֖ם	ha./'Am	H5971	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ people
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H2388 — חָזַק (châzaq, khaw-zak'): a primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer; aid, amend, [idiom] calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
• H2428 — חַיִל (chayil, khah'-yil): from חוּל; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength; able, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).
• H3097 — יוֹאָב (Yôwʼâb, yo-awb'): from יְהֹוָה and אָב; Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites; Joab.
• H3318 — יָצָא (yâtsâʼ, yaw-tsaw'): a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.; [idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, [idiom] scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, [idiom] still, [idiom] surely, take forth (out), at any time, [idiom] to (and fro), utter.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H6485 — פָּקַד (pâqad, paw-kad'): a primitive root; to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.; appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want.
• H8269 — שַׂר (sar, sar): from שָׂרַר; a head person (of any rank or class); captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• the king's — 1 Chronicles 21:4, Ecclesiastes 8:4
• went out — Exodus 1:17, Acts 5:29

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: SELF-WILL AND STUBBORNNESS
• Nave’s: ARMIES, CENSUS, ISRAEL, JOAB, PRESUMPTION, RULERS, SELF-WILL

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