1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Common English Bible
9 Jabez was more honored than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I bore him in pain.”[a] 10 Jabez called on Israel’s God: “If only you would greatly bless me and increase my territory. May your power go with me to keep me from trouble, so as not to cause me pain.” And God granted his request.
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Heb sounds like Jabez.
1 Chronicles 4:9-10
Contemporary English Version
9 Jabez was a man who got his name because of the pain he caused his mother during birth.[a] But he was still the most respected son in his family. 10 One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.”[b] And God did just what Jabez had asked.
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