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1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New Catholic Bible
1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New Catholic Bible
7 The sons of Helah were Zereth, Izhar, and Ethnan.
8 Koz was the father of Anub, Zobebah, and the clans of Aharhel, the son of Harum.
9 [a]Jabez was the most honorable of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, “I bore him with pain.”
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- 1 Chronicles 4:9 The prayer of Jabez has been immortalized throughout history as a request for protection and rich blessings in this life.
1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New International Version
1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New International Version
7 The sons of Helah:
Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum.
9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez,[a] saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.”
Footnotes
- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez sounds like the Hebrew for pain.
1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New Century Version
1 Chronicles 4:7-9
New Century Version
7 Helah’s sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the Aharhel family group. Aharhel was the son of Harum.
9 There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez[a] because she said, “I was in much pain when I gave birth to him.”
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- 4:9 Jabez This name in Hebrew sounds like the word for “pain.”
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