Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but finished not; and there came wrath for this upon Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.
Joab, þe sone of Saruye, bigan for to noumbre, and he fillide not; for ire fel on Israel for this thing, and þerfor þe noumbre of hem, þat weren noumbrid, was not teld in to þe bookis of cronyclis of kyng Dauid.