ESV: But Joab said to the king, "May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see it, but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"
NIV: But Joab replied to the king, "May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?"
NASB: But Joab said to the king, 'May the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king can still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?'
CSB: Joab replied to the king, "May the Lord your God multiply the troops a hundred times more than they are —while my lord the king looks on! But why does my lord the king want to do this?"
NLT: But Joab replied to the king, 'May the Lord your God let you live to see a hundred times as many people as there are now! But why, my lord the king, do you want to do this?'
KJV: 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?
NKJV: And Joab said to the king, “Now may the Lord your God add to the people a hundred times more than there are, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king desire this thing?”
