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Joab's Principled Resistance
The verse states the king's command was 'abominable to Joab.' Commentators explain this was not just a private feeling but a deep conviction that led to action. By not counting Levi and Benjamin, Joab deliberately left the census incomplete, hoping to frustrate what he saw as a sinful order and avert God's wrath from the people.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 21:6
18th Century
Theologian
To omit the Levites would be to follow the precedent recorded in Numbers 1:47-49. The omission of Benjamin must be ascribed to Joab's determination…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 21:1–6
19th Century
Bishop
The Census.
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Chronicles 21:4–6
19th Century
Preacher
So he did no more of it than he absolutely had to.
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John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 21:6
17th Century
Pastor
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 21:1).
Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 21:1–30
17th Century
Minister
No mention is made in this book of David's sin in the matter of Uriah, nor of the troubles that followed it, for they had no necessary connection w…