1 Chronicles 21:6-8

21st Century King James Version

⁶ But Levi and Benjamin he counted not among them, for the king’s word was abominable to Joab.

⁷ And God was displeased with this thing; therefore He smote Israel.

⁸ And David said unto God, “I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing. But now, I beseech Thee, do away with the iniquity of Thy servant, for I have done very foolishly.”