1 Chronicles 21:6

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1 Chronicles 21:4-7 The Message (MSG)

But David wouldn’t take no for an answer, so Joab went off and did it—canvassed the country and then came back to Jerusalem and reported the results of the census: There were 1,100,000 fighting men; of that total, Judah accounted for 470,000. Joab, disgusted by the command—it, in fact, turned his stomach!—protested by leaving Levi and Benjamin out of the census-taking. And God, offended by the whole thing, punished Israel.

1 Chronicles 21:6 King James Version (KJV)

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

But he did not number Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6 New Century Version (NCV)

But Joab did not count the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he didn’t like King David’s order.

1 Chronicles 21:6 American Standard Version (ASV)

But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6 New International Version (NIV)

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king’s command was repulsive to him.

1 Chronicles 21:6 New King James Version (NKJV)

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6 Amplified Bible (AMP)

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, because the king’s order was detestable to Joab.

1 Chronicles 21:6 New Living Translation (NLT)

But Joab did not include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the census because he was so distressed at what the king had made him do.

1 Chronicles 21:6 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)

But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.