1 Chronicles 4:9
Jabez was more faithful to God than his brothers. His mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
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8and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.
Cross References
Genesis 3:16He told Eve, “I will make pregnancy much more difficult, and giving birth will be very painful. However, you will still desire your husband, but he will have control over you.”
Genesis 35:18But she was dying, and with her last breath she named him Benoni. But his father named him Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 7:23Then he slept with his wife again. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, whom he named Beriah because of this family tragedy.
Isaiah 43:4Because you are so valuable to me, because I honor you, and because I love you, I give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your lives.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 4:2-11
The Sons of Judah; The Prayer of Jabez. ( b. c. 1720.) 1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Shobal. 2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister was Hazelel-poni: 4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah, the father of Bethlehem. 5 And… Read the whole commentary →