1 Chronicles 4:9

1 Chronicles 4:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)There was a man named Jabez who was more honorable than any of his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because his birth had been so painful.

Context of 1 Chronicles 4:9

7The sons of Helah: Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8and Koz, who was the father of Anub and Hazzobebah and of the clans of Aharhel son of Harum. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave birth to him in pain.” 10Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request. 11Kelub, Shuhah’s brother, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

1 Chronicles 4:9 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י יַעְבֵּ֔ץ נִכְבָּ֖ד מֵאֶחָ֑יו וְאִמּ֗וֹ קָרְאָ֨ה שְׁמ֤וֹ יַעְבֵּץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כִּ֥י יָלַ֖דְתִּי בְּעֹֽצֶב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Jabezיַעְבֵּץya‛bêts · JabezH3258
• was more honourableכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: honourH3513
• than his brethrenאָח'âch · brother: male-siblingH251
• and his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Because I bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• him with sorrowעֹ֫צֶב‛ôtseb · painH6090

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 4:9

• Genesis 34:19The young man, who was the most honored of all his father’s family, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.
• Isaiah 43:4Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
• Acts 17:11Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
• 1 Chronicles 7:23Then he made love to his wife again, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. He named him Beriah, because there had been misfortune in his family.
• Genesis 3:16To the woman he said, “I will make your pains in childbearing very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
• Genesis 35:18As she breathed her last—for she was dying—she named her son Ben-Oni. But his father named him Benjamin.
• 1 Samuel 4:21She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The Glory has departed from Israel”—because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And Jabez was more honorable - This whole account is variously understood by some of the principal versions. I shall subjoin a translation of each. Septuagint. - "And Igabes was more glorious than his brethren; and his mother called his name Igabes, saying, I have brought thee forth as Gabes. And Igabes invoked the God of Israel, saying, If in blessing thou wilt bless me, and enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and wilt give me understanding not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9It is remarkable that Jabez should be introduced without description, or patronymic, as if a well-known personage. We can only suppose that he was known to those for whom Chronicles was written, either by tradition, or by writings which have perished. In 1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez alludes to his name, “sorrowful” (margin): “Grant that the grief implied in my name may not come upon me!”Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10The section about Jabez stands alone, allowing the Chronicler to explain his name's origin. Jabez is not mentioned earlier, although it is also the name of a town where some of Hur's son Salma's descendants lived (1 Chronicles 2:55). Jabez likely got his name because he caused his mother pain, fulfilling Eve's curse (Genesis 3:16). Despite his name being a curse, he was more honorable than his brothers, and his prayer changed his life's outcome. The…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. Jabez--was, as many think, the son of Coz, or Kenaz, and is here eulogized for his sincere and fervent piety, as well, perhaps, as for some public and patriotic works which he performed. The Jewish writers affirm that he was an eminent doctor in the law, whose reputation drew so many scribes around him that a town was called by his name (1Ch 2:55); and to the piety of his character this passage bears ample testimony. The memory of the critical…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings