Then Joab gave the sum of the number of the people to David. All Israel had one million one hundred thousand men who drew the sword, and Judah had four hundred and seventy thousand men who drew the sword. (A)But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s [a]word was abominable to Joab.

And [b]God was displeased with this thing; therefore He struck Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:6 command
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:7 Lit. it was evil in the eyes of God

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