1 Chronicles 21:6 KJV — MannaFest

1 Chronicles 21:6

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

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ASV

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

WEB

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

YLT

And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.

DBT

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

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1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Psalms 30:1
I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Luke 6:41
And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
1 Chronicles 27:24
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel; neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of king David.
Numbers 1:47
But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were not numbered among them.
2 Samuel 3:27
And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there under the fifth rib, that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother.

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17 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O L ORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Time was when whatever king David did pleased all the people, 2 Sam. iii. But now there was a general disgust at these orders, which confirmed Joab in his dislike of them, so that, though the produce of this muster was really very great, yet he had no heart to perfect it, but left two tribes unnumbered (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Levi and Benjamin counted he not--If this census was ordered with a view to the imposition of taxes, this alone would account for Levi, who were not warriors (1Ch 21:5), not being numbered (see on Nu 1:47-54).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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