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.
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Gill's Exposition
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number,.... By the order of David, but entirely against his own will, see Ch1 21:2,
but he finished not; the two tribes of Benjamin and Levi not being counted by…
Barnes' Notes
Because there fell wrath - literally, “And there fell wrath.” The falling of God’s wrath was not the cause of Joab’s ceasing. His motive is clearly stated in 1Ch 21:6. See also the marginal…
Adam Clarke
Neither was the number put in the account - Joab did not return the whole number; probably the plague began before he had finished: or, he did not choose to give it in, as he had entered on this work…
We have here an account,
I. Of the princes of the tribes. Something of the ancient order instituted by Moses in the wilderness was still kept up, that every tribe should have its prince or chief. It…
Cambridge Bible
he finished not Cp. 1Ch 21:6.
because there fell wrath for it against Israel R.V. and there came wrath for this upon Israel.
in the account of R.V. into the account in. A summary of the numbers of…