Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleJoab son of Zeruiah began to count the men but did not finish. For because of this census wrath came upon Israel, and the number was not entered in the Book of the Chronicles of King David. Young's Literal Translation Joab son of Zeruiah hath begun to number—and hath not finished—and there is for this wrath against Israel, and the number hath not gone up in the account of the Chronicles of king David. King James Bible 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. Hebrew Joabיוֹאָ֨ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Zeruiah צְרוּיָ֜ה (ṣə·rū·yāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6870: Zeruiah -- an Israelite woman began הֵחֵ֤ל (hê·ḥêl) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play to count [the men] לִמְנוֹת֙ (lim·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll but did not וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no finish. כִלָּ֔ה (ḵil·lāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent For this was the reason בָזֹ֛את (ḇā·zōṯ) Preposition-b | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, wrath קֶ֖צֶף (qe·ṣep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7110: A splinter, rage, strife came וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and the number הַמִּסְפָּ֔ר (ham·mis·pār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration was not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no entered עָלָה֙ (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively in the Book בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר (bə·mis·par) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration of דִּבְרֵֽי־ (diḇ·rê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause the Chronicles הַיָּמִ֖ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day of King לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (lam·me·leḵ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king David. דָּוִֽיד׃ (dā·wîḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse |