1 Chronicles 21:6
“But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
To omit the Levites would be to follow the precedent recorded in Num 1:47-49. The omission of Benjamin must he ascribed…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Levi and Benjamin counted he not - The rabbins give the following reason for this: Joab, seeing that this would bring…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 21:1-6
Numbering the people, one would think, was no bad thing. Why should not the shepherd know the number of his flock? But…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Levi In Num 1:49 it is ordained that Levi is not to be numbered among the children of Israel, i.e. treated as liable to…
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