历代志上 21:6

Chinese NCV (Simplified)

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。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
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 。

Contextual Overview

¹ Satan was against Israel, and he caused David to count the people of Israel. ² So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, "Go and count all the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan. Then tell me so I will know how many there are." ³ But Joab said, "May the Lord give the nation a hundred times more people. My master the king, all the Israelites are your servants. Why do you want to do this, my master? You will make Israel guilty of sin." ⁴ But the king commanded Joab, so Joab left and went through all Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem. ⁵ Joab gave the list of the people to David. There were one million one hundred thousand men in all of Israel who could use the sword, and there were four hundred seventy thousand men in Judah who could use the sword. ⁶ But Joab did not count the tribes of Levi and Benjamin, because he didn't like King David's order.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Levi: Numbers 1:47-49

Joab: 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 11:15-21, 2 Samuel 20:9, 2 Samuel 20:10

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 24:9 - eight hundred thousand 1 Kings 3:8 - cannot Luke 6:41 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Abraham bowed facedown on the ground and laughed. He said to himself, "Can a man have a child when he is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth to a child when she is ninety?"

Genesis 21:12
But God said to Abraham, "Don't be troubled about the boy and the slave woman. Do whatever Sarah tells you. The descendants I promised you will be from Isaac.

Genesis 21:15
Later, when all the water was gone from the bag, Hagar put her son under a bush.

Genesis 21:21
He lived in the Desert of Paran, and his mother found a wife for him in Egypt.

Genesis 21:22
Then Abimelech came with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.

Genesis 21:27
Then Abraham gave Abimelech some sheep and cattle, and they made an agreement.

Genesis 21:28
Abraham also put seven female lambs in front of Abimelech.

Psalms 113:9
He gives children to the woman who has none and makes her a happy mother. Praise the Lord !

Psalms 126:2
Then we were filled with laughter, and we sang happy songs. Then the other nations said, "The Lord has done great things for them."

Isaiah 49:15
The Lord answers, "Can a woman forget the baby she nurses? Can she feel no kindness for the child to which she gave birth? Even if she could forget her children, I will not forget you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

See Gill "1Ch 21:1".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

To omit the Levites would be to follow the precedent recorded in Numbers 1:47-49. The omission of Benjamin must he ascribed to a determination on the part of Joab to frustrate the king’s intention, whereby he might hope to avert God’s wrath from the people.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Chronicles 21:6. Levi and Benjamin counted he not — The rabbins give the following reason for this: Joab, seeing that this would bring down destruction upon the people, purposed to save two tribes. Should David ask, Why have you not numbered the Levites? Joab purposed to say, Because the Levites are not reckoned among the children of Israel. Should he ask, Why have you not numbered Benjamin? he would answer, Benjamin has been already sufficiently punished, on account of the treatment of the woman at Gibeah: if, therefore, this tribe were to be again punished, who would remain?