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

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 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.

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

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

Joab, the son of Zeruiah, began to count the men. But he didn’t finish. The Lord was angry with Israel because David had begun to count the men. So the number wasn’t written down in the official records of King David.

But the families of the tribe of Levi were not counted along with the others.The Lord had spoken to Moses. He had said,“ You must not count the men from the tribe of Levi. Do not include them when you list the other men of Israel.

Joab said to Amasa,“ How are you, my friend?” Then Joab reached out his right hand. He took hold of Amasa’s beard to kiss him.Amasa didn’t notice the dagger in Joab’s left hand. Joab stuck it into his stomach. His insides spilled out on the ground. Joab didn’t have to stab him again. Amasa was already dead. Then Joab and his brother Abishai went after Sheba, the son of Bikri.

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him to one side. He brought him into an inside room. Joab acted as if he wanted to speak to him in private. But he really wanted to get even with him. That’s because Abner had spilled the blood of Joab’s brother Asahel. So Joab stabbed Abner in the stomach, and he died.

In it he wrote,“ Put Uriah out in front. That’s where the fighting is the heaviest. Then pull your men back from him. When you do, the Ammonites will strike him down and kill him.”So Joab attacked the city. He put Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest enemy fighters were.The troops came out of the city. They fought against Joab. Some of the men in David’s army were killed. Uriah, the Hittite, also died.Joab sent David a full report of the battle.He told the messenger,“ Tell the king everything that happened in the battle. When you are finished,his anger might explode. He might ask you,‘ Why did you go so close to the city to fight against it? Didn’t you know that the enemy soldiers would shoot arrows down from the wall?Don’t you remember how Abimelek, the son of Jerub- Besheth, was killed? A woman dropped a large millstone on him from the wall. That’s how he died in Thebez. So why did you go so close to the wall?’ If the king asks you that, tell him,‘ And your servant Uriah, the Hittite, is also dead.’ ”