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.
BSB
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.
WEB
Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn’t finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
YLT
Joab son of Zeruiah hath begun to number—and hath not finished—and there is for this wrath against Israel, and the number hath not gone up in the account of the Chronicles of king David.