1 Chronicles 4:9-11
1599 Geneva Bible
9 But Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name [a]Jabez, saying, Because I bare him in sorrow.
10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, If thou wilt bless me in deed, and enlarge my coasts, and [b]if thine hand be with me, and thou wilt cause me to be delivered from evil, that I be not hurt. And God granted the thing that he asked.
11 ¶ And Chelub the brother of Shuhah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
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- 1 Chronicles 4:9 Otherwise called Othniel, Judg. 1:13.
- 1 Chronicles 4:10 It is to be understood, that then he would accomplish his vow which he made.
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