Translations
Joab son of Zeruiah had started the census but never completed it — for God's wrath fell upon Israel because of it, and the final total was never recorded in the annals of King David.
Yo'av ben Tzeruya had begun the count but did not finish it. Wrath came upon Yisra'el on account of this, and the number was not entered in the account of the chronicles of King David.
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.
Joab 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.

