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The report and the omission.
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1 Chronicles 21:5-6

The report and the omission

The Census, the Plague, and Ornan’s Altar · 1 Chronicles 21

Story guide: Joab reports the sword-bearing totals but omits Levi and Benjamin. Unspecified appearances and settings provide contextual imagery; Scripture remains the source.

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5Joab gave the number of the census of the people to David. All Israel was 1,100,000 men drawing the sword, and Judah was 470,000 men drawing the sword.

6But he did not count Levi and Benjamin among them, because the king’s command was detestable to Joab.

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