Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

The numbering was started by Joab, the son of Zeruiah, but he did not go on to the end; and because of it, wrath came on Israel and the number was not recorded in the history of King David.

Ο Ιωαβ ο υιος της Σερουιας ηρχισε να αριθμη, πλην δεν ετελειωσε, διοτι επεσε δια τουτο οργη κατα του Ισραηλ· οθεν δεν κατεχωρισθη ο αριθμος μεταξυ των απαριθμησεων εν τοις χρονικοις του βασιλεως Δαβιδ.

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.