Now Joab did not number Levi and Benjamin, for the king’s edict disgusted him.

惟有利未人和便雅悯人没有数在其中，因为约押厌恶王的这命令。

惟有利未人和便雅悯人没有算在其中，因为约押厌恶王的这命令。

惟有利未人和便雅悯人没有算在其中，因为约押厌恶王的这命令。

约押没有把利未人和便雅悯人算在其中，因为他厌恶王的这个命令。

唯有利未人和便雅悯人，他没有数点在内，因为约押厌恶王这个命令。

惟有利未人和便雅憫人沒有數在其中，因為約押厭惡王的這命令。

惟有利未人和便雅憫人沒有算在其中，因為約押厭惡王的這命令。

惟有利未人和便雅憫人沒有算在其中，因為約押厭惡王的這命令。

約押沒有把利未人和便雅憫人算在其中，因為他厭惡王的這個命令。

唯有利未人和便雅憫人，他沒有數點在內，因為約押厭惡王這個命令。

惟獨利未人和便雅憫人他沒有點閱在內，因為約押厭惡王這個命令。

惟利未人與便雅憫人未核、因約押以王命為可惡也、

約押以王命為不善、故利未便雅憫二族、不核其數。

惟利未人與便雅憫人、未核其數、因王之命為約押所惡、

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

But Joab didn’t include the tribes of Levi and Benjamin in the total number. The king’s command was sickening to Joab.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Joab son of Zeruiah started to count the men but did not finish. God was angry with Israel because of this, so the number was not recorded in the scroll called The Annals of King David.

But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.The LORD had said to Moses,“ Only the tribe of Levi you must not number or count with the other Israelites.

Joab said to Amasa,“ How are you, my brother?” With his right hand Joab took hold of Amasa’s beard as if to greet him with a kiss.Amasa did not protect himself from the knife in Joab’s other hand, and Joab stabbed him in the abdomen, causing Amasa’s intestines to spill out on the ground. There was no need to stab him again; the first blow was fatal. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bicri.

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside at the gate as if to speak privately with him. Joab then stabbed him in the abdomen and killed him, avenging the shed blood of his brother Asahel.

In the letter he wrote:“ Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed.”So as Joab kept watch on the city, he stationed Uriah at the place where he knew the best enemy soldiers were.When the men of the city came out and fought with Joab, some of David’s soldiers fell in battle. Uriah the Hittite also died.Then Joab sent a full battle report to David.He instructed the messenger as follows:“ When you finish giving the battle report to the king,if the king becomes angry and asks you,‘ Why did you go so close to the city to fight? Didn’t you realize they would shoot from the wall?Who struck down Abimelech the son of Jerub-Besheth? Didn’t a woman throw an upper millstone down on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so close to the wall?’ just say to him,‘ Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead.’”