1 Chronicles 4:9-10

9 Jabez was ¹more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain. ” ^[a]

10 Jabez called upon the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from harm^[b] so that it might not bring me pain! ” And God granted what he asked.

1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 CHRONICLES 4

In this chapter is a further account of the tribe of Judah, and of some principal families in it, 1Ch 4:1-23 and of the tribe of Simeon, their families, cities, and villages, 1Ch 4:24-38 and of the enlargement of their borders, and conquest of the Amalekites, 1Ch 4:39-43.

Cross References

• 1. 4:9 [Gen. 34:19]

Footnotes

• [a] 4:9 'Jabez' sounds like the Hebrew for 'pain'
• [b] 4:10 Or 'evil'