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24 Joab, son of Zeruiah, began to take the census, but he did not complete it, for because of it wrath fell upon Israel. Therefore the number was not recorded in the book of chronicles of King David.(A)

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24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. God’s wrath came on Israel on account of this numbering,(A) and the number was not entered in the book[a] of the annals of King David.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 27:24 Septuagint; Hebrew number

49 The tribe of Levi alone you shall not enroll nor include in the census along with the other Israelites.

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49 “You must not count the tribe of Levi or include them in the census of the other Israelites.

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