1 Chronicles 4:9-10
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9 Jabez was honored more than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”(A) 10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked.
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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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