1 Chronicles 4:9

Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother called him Jabez. She said, “Because I bore him in pain.”

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In The King James Version

And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.

In Context

8and Koz, who became the father of Anub and Hazzobebah, and of the clans descended from Aharhel son of Harum.

10Jabez called out to the God of Israel and said, “If only you would truly bless me, expand my territory, and your hand will be with me. When you do this you will keep me from harm, so that I may be free from pain!” So God granted him his prayer.

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Cross References

Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, 1 “I will greatly multiply your pain in having children; 1 it is in pain that you will give birth to children. 1 Your desire will be for your husband, but he will rule over you.”

Genesis 35:18As she was dying, with her dying breath she named him Ben-Oni, but his father called him Benjamin.

1 Chronicles 7:23He slept with his wife. She conceived and bore a son. Ephraim called him Beriah, because tragedy had come to his family.)

Isaiah 43:4Since you are precious and special in my sight, I love you; 1 therefore I will give people in exchange for you, and other peoples in exchange for your life. 1

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 →

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