1 Chronicles 21:4-6

International Children’s Bible

⁴ But King David made Joab follow his order. So Joab left and went through all Israel, counting the people. Then he returned to Jerusalem. ⁵ He told David how many people there were. In Israel there were 1,100,000 men who could use a sword. And there were 470,000 men in Judah who could use a sword. ⁶ But Joab did not count the tribes of Levi and Benjamin. He didn’t count them because he didn’t like King David’s order.