ESV: But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king 's command was abhorrent to Joab.
NIV: But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, because the king’s command was repulsive to him.
NASB: But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, because the king’s command was abhorrent to Joab.
CSB: But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count because the king’s command was detestable to him.
NLT: 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.
KJV: But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
NKJV: But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.
