King James Version (KJV)
But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.
Modern English
But he did not include Levi and Benjamin in the numbering, for the king's command was abhorrent to Joab.
Hebrew
וְלֵוִ֥י וּבִנְיָמִ֖ן לֹ֣א פָקַ֑ד בְּ֠תוֹכָ֠ם כִּ֥י נִתְעַ֛ב דְּבַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶ֥ת יוֹאָֽב׃
vleviy vbinyamin loʾ paqad btvokam kiy nitʿab dbar hamelek ʾet yvoʾab