THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 24:4Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
But the king's words prevailed over the words of Joab, and of the captains of the army: and Joab, and the captains of the soldiers went out from the presence of the king, to number the people of Israel.
וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב וְעַ֖ל שָׂרֵ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וַיֵּצֵ֨א יוֹאָ֜ב וְשָׂרֵ֤י הַחַ֙יִל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לִפְקֹ֥ד אֶת־הָעָ֖ם אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Eccl 8:4And his word is full of power: neither can any man say to him: Why dost thou so?
- Acts 5:29But Peter and the apostles answering, said: We ought to obey God rather than men.
- Ex 1:17But the midwives feared God, and did not do as the king of Egypt had commanded, but saved the men children.
- 1 Chr 21:4But the king's word rather prevailed: and Joab departed, and went through all Israel: and returned to Jerusalem.