(A)But he did not [a]number Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s [b]command was abhorrent to Joab.

[c]God was displeased with this thing, so He struck Israel. David said to God, “I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. (B)But now, please take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have done very foolishly.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 21:6 Lit muster
  2. 1 Chronicles 21:6 Lit word
  3. 1 Chronicles 21:7 Lit it was evil in the sight of God