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1 Chronicles 21:6

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21:6Now Joab14 did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

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  1. 14 Heb “he”; the proper name (“Joab”) has been substituted for the pronoun here for stylistic reasons; the proper name occurs at the end of the verse in the Hebrew text, where it has been replaced by the pronoun (“him”) in the translation.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the word of the king was repulsive to Joab.

KJV 1900King James Version

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