Verse 6

But Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Levi og Benjamin ble ikke inkludert i tellingen fordi Joab motsto kongens befaling.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Men Levi og Benjamin oppførte han ikke blant dem, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• Norsk King James

  Men Levi og Benjamin telte han ikke med, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Men han talte ikke Levi og Benjamin, for kongens befaling var avskyelig for Joab.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt med blant dem, fordi Joab følte avsky for kongens ordre.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt med blant dem, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke medtalt, for kongens befaling var avskyelig for Joab.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt med blant dem, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke regnet med, for kongens ord var motbydelig for Joab.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Men levittene og benjaminittene telte han ikke med blant dem, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dog talte han ikke Levi og Benjamin midt iblandt dem; thi Kongens Ord var Joab vederstyggeligt.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt med blant dem, for Joab fant kongens befaling avskyelig.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them: for the king's word was detestable to Joab.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Men han talte ikke Levi og Benjamin blant dem, for kongens ord var motbydelig for Joab.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt med, for kongens ordre var avskyelig for Joab.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Men Levi og Benjamin telte han ikke blant dem, for kongens ord var avskyelig for Joab.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Men Levi og Benjamin ble ikke talt blant dem, for Joab var opprørt over kongens ordre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Leui and Ben Iamin, he nombred them not amonge these: for the kynges worde was abhominable vnto Ioab.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But the Leuites and Beniamin counted he not among them: for the Kings worde was abominable to Ioab.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But the Leuites and Beniamin counted he not among them: For the kinges word was abhominable to Ioab.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Levi and Benjamin were not numbered among them, for Joab was disgusted with the king's order.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

• Num 1:47-49 : 47 However, the Levites, by their ancestral tribe, were not included in the census among them. 48 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 49 Do not include the tribe of Levi or take a census of them among the Israelites.
• 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside inside the gate, as if to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, killing him in revenge for the blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Sam 11:15-21 : 15 In the letter, David wrote, 'Put Uriah at the front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and killed.' 16 As Joab kept watch over the city, he positioned Uriah at a place where he knew the strongest defenders were. 17 When the men of the city came out and fought against Joab, some of David’s men fell in battle, and Uriah the Hittite also died. 18 Joab sent David a full report of the battle. 19 He instructed the messenger, 'When you finish delivering the report of the battle to the king, 20 if the king becomes angry and asks, "Why did you go so near the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall? 21 Who killed Abimelech son of Jerubbesheth? Didn’t a woman drop a millstone on him from the wall so that he died in Thebez? Why did you go so near the wall?" then say to him, "Your servant Uriah the Hittite is also dead."'
• 2 Sam 20:9-9 : 9 Joab said to Amasa, "How are you, my brother?" Then Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him. 10 Amasa was not on guard against the dagger in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach. His intestines spilled to the ground, and he died without Joab striking him again. Then Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba the son of Bichri.
• 1 Chr 27:24 : 24 Joab son of Zeruiah began to count, but he did not finish. Wrath came on Israel because of this census, and the number was not recorded in the chronicles of King David.