En Joab sê: Mag die HERE by sy volk honderd maal meer byvoeg as wat hulle is; hulle is tog almal, my heer koning, my heer se dienaars. Waarom verlang my heer dit? Waarom moet Israel skuldig word?
responditque Ioab augeat Dominus populum suum centuplum quam sunt nonne domine mi rex omnes servi tui sunt quare hoc quaerit dominus meus quod in peccatum reputetur Israheli