Kings II 24:3

3 And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add to the people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing?

Kings II 24:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 24:3

Surely at the commandment of the Lord came this upon Judah, to
remove them out of his sight
It was the sure and certain decree of God they should be carried captive, and therefore he stirred up the spirit of Nebuchadnezzar, and gave him orders to go against it:

for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
which were still continued among the Jews, and committed by them, though repented of by Manasseh, and he returned from them.

Kings II 24:3 In-Context

1 And the Lord caused his anger to burn forth again in Israel, and stirred up David against them, saying, Go, number Israel and Juda.

2 And the king said to Joab commander of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel and Juda, from Dan even to Bersabee, and number the people, and I will know the number of the people.

3 And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add to the people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing?

4 Nevertheless the word of the king prevailed against Joab an the captains of the host: And Joab and the captains of the host went out before the king to number the people of Israel.

5 And they went over Jordan, and encamped in Aroer, on the right of the city which is in the midst of the valley of Gad and Eliezer.

Footnotes

• [a]. seeing.