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1 Chronicles 21:6

Christian Standard Bible

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

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American Standard Version

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

English Standard Version

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

King James Version

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

New American Standard Bible

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

New International Version

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

New King James Version

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

New 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.

World English Bible

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