Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Chronicles 27:24

24 Joab the son of Zerujah 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 .

To wit, All from 20 years old and upward, as David commanded him.

For Levi and Benjamin he counted not, 1 Chron. 21. 6.

Whilst he was doing the Work; which was one reason which made him to cease. Heb. And there fell, &c. Though David numbred them with Caution and Limitation, as was noted before, yet this did not hinder Gods Wrath from falling upon Israel for this Sin.

The sence is either 1. That the full number was not registred, because Levi and Benjamin were not counted by Joab. Or rather 2. That David being sensible of and smarting for his Sin, would not have the number brought in by Joab to him put into the publick Register, though God would have it recorded in Scripture for the instruction of succeeding Ages. For he speaks not here of the Account given in to the King, which was done, and was Joabs Act; but of the putting of the Account into the publick Records, which was not done, and which could not be done but by Davids Command or Permission.

Marginal references: 2 Sam. 24. 15. Ch. 21. [illegible: 1+ letters].; Heb. as[illegible: 1+ letters]ended.