1 Chronicles 21:6-8

English Standard Version

^6 (A)But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab.

⁷ But God was displeased with this thing, and he struck Israel. ⁸ And David said to God, “I have sinned greatly in that I have done this thing. But now, please ^(B)take away the iniquity of your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”