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1 Chronicles 4

1 Chron. 4:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Jabez
Ya`bets (Hebrew #3258)
sorrowful; Jabets, the name of an Israelite, and also of a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Jabez.
Pronounce: yah-bates'
Origin: from an unused root probably meaning to grieve
called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
on the God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, saying
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, πOh that
'im (Hebrew #518)
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrog., whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
KJV usage: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.
Pronounce: eem
Origin: a primitive particle
thou wouldest bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
me indeed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
, and enlarge
rabah (Hebrew #7235)
to increase (in whatever respect)
KJV usage: (bring in) abundance (X -antly), + archer (by mistake for 7232), be in authority, bring up, X continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, X -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), X process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.
Pronounce: raw-baw'
Origin: a primitive root
my coast
gbuwl (Hebrew #1366)
from 1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed
KJV usage: border, bound, coast, X great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
Pronounce: gheb-ool'
Origin: or (shortened) gbul {gheb-ool'}
, and that thine hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
might be with me, and that thou wouldest ρkeep
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
me from evil
ra` (Hebrew #7451)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
KJV usage: adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, + displease(-ure), distress, evil((- favouredness), man, thing), + exceedingly, X great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), + mark, mischief(-vous), misery, naught(-ty), noisome, + not please, sad(-ly), sore, sorrow, trouble, vex, wicked(-ly, -ness, one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Pronounce: rah
Origin: from 7489
, that it may not grieve
`atsab (Hebrew #6087)
properly, to carve, i.e. fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger
KJV usage: displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.
Pronounce: aw-tsab'
Origin: a primitive root
me! And God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
granted
bow' (Hebrew #935)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, X certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, X doubtless again, + eat, + employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, + follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, + have, X indeed, (in-)vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, X (well) stricken (in age), X surely, take (in), way.
Pronounce: bo
Origin: a primitive root
him that which he requested
sha'al (Hebrew #7592)
a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
KJV usage: ask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, X earnestly, enquire, + greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, + salute, X straitly, X surely, wish.
Pronounce: shaw-al'
Origin: or shael {shaw-ale'}
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If thou wilt.
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do me.

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Ministry on This Verse

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called.
1 Chron. 16:8• 8Give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name;{HR}Make known his acts among the peoples.{HR} (1 Chron. 16:8)
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Gen. 12:8• 8And he removed thence towards the mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel toward the west, and Ai toward the east; there he builded an altar to Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah. (Gen. 12:8)
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Job 12:4• 4A mockery to his neighbours am I,{HR}One calling on God, and he heard him:{HR}The just, upright, one a mockery! (Job 12:4)
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Psa. 55:16• 16As for me, unto God will I call;{HR}And Jehovah will save me. (Psa. 55:16)
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Psa. 99:6• 6Moses and Aaron among his priests,{HR}And Samuel among those calling on his name;{HR}They called unto Jehovah,{HR}And he answered them. (Psa. 99:6)
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Psa. 116:2‑4• 2For he inclined his ear unto me,{HR}And I will call [upon him] in my days.
 3Bands of death compassed me,{HR}And straits of Sheol seized me:{HR}I found trouble and sorrow;
 4And on Jehovah's name I call;{HR}I pray, O Jehovah, deliver my soul. (Psa. 116:2‑4)
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Jer. 33:3• 3call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jer. 33:3)
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Rom. 10:12‑14• 12For there is no difference of Jew and Greek, for the same Lord of all [is] rich toward all that call upon him.
 13For everyone whosoever shall call on the name of [the] Lord shall be saved.
 14How then shall they call on him, in whom they have not believed? and how believe in him of whom they heard not? and how hear without a preacher? (Rom. 10:12‑14)
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1 Cor. 1:2• 2to the assembly of God that is in Corinth, c [persons] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirs and ours; (1 Cor. 1:2)
the God.
Gen. 32:28• 28And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28)
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Gen. 33:20• 20And he set up there an altar, and called it El-Elohe-Israel. (Gen. 33:20)
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1 Sam. 1:17• 17And Eli answered and said, Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition which thou hast asked of him. (1 Sam. 1:17)
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Isa. 41:17• 17The afflicted and the needy seek water, and [there is] none; their tongue faileth for thirst: I Jehovah will hear them, [I] the God of Israel will not forsake them. (Isa. 41:17)
Oh that, etc.
Heb. If thou wilt, etc.
Luke 19:42• 42saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things for thy peace: but now they are hid from thine eyes. (Luke 19:42)
bless me.
Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:2)
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Gen. 32:26• 26And he said, Let me go, for the dawn ariseth. And he said, I will not let thee go except thou bless me. (Gen. 32:26)
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Psa. 72:17• 17His name shall be forever;{HR}Before the sun shall his name be continued:{HR}And they shall bless themselves in him;{HR}All nations shall call him blessed. (Psa. 72:17)
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Acts 3:26• 26To you first, God, having raised up his servant, sent him to bless you in turning away each from your iniquities. (Acts 3:26)
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Eph. 1:3• 3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ that blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ, (Eph. 1:3)
enlarge.
Josh. 17:14‑18• 14And the children of Joseph spoke to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as Jehovah hath blessed me hitherto?
 15And Joshua said unto them, If thou art a great people, then get thee up to the wood, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if the hill-country of Ephraim is too narrow for thee.
 16And the children of Joseph said, The hill-country will not be enough for us; and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, those that are of Beth-shean and its dependent villages, and those that are in the valley of Jizreel.
 17And Joshua spoke to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power; thou shalt not have one lot only:
 18but the mountain shall be thine, as it is a wood, thou shalt cut it down, and its outgoings shall be thine; for thou shalt dispossess the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots; for they are powerful. (Josh. 17:14‑18)
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Judg. 1:27‑36• 27And Manasseh did not dispossess Beth-shean and its dependent villages, nor Taanach and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Dor and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and its dependent villages, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and its dependent villages; and the Canaanites would dwell in that land.
 28And it came to pass when Israel became strong, that they made the Canaanites tributary; but they did not utterly dispossess them.
 29And Ephraim did not dispossess the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt among them in Gezer.
 30Zebulun did not dispossess the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries.
 31Asher did not dispossess the inhabitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor Ahlab, nor Achzib, nor Helbah, nor Aphik, nor Rehob;
 32and the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land; for they did not dispossess them.
 33Naphtali did not dispossess the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath; and he dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, but the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries to them.
 34And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the hill-country, for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley.
 35And the Amorites would dwell on mount Heres, in Ajalon and in Shaalbim; but the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed, and they became tributaries.
 36And the border of the Amorites was from the ascent of Akrabbim, from the rock, and upwards. (Judg. 1:27‑36)
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Prov. 10:22• 22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich,{HR}And he addeth no sorrow to it. (Prov. 10:22)
thine hand.
Psa. 119:173• 173Let thy hand be for my help,{HR}For I have chosen thy precepts. (Psa. 119:173)
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Isa. 41:10• 10Fear not, for I [am] with thee; be not dismayed, for I [am] thy God. I will strengthen thee, yea, I will help thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41:10)
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John 10:28• 28and I give them life eternal, and they shall in no wise ever perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand. (John 10:28)
that thou.
Gen. 48:16• 16the angel that redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth . (Gen. 48:16)
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Prov. 30:8• 8Remove far from me vanity and lies;{HR}Give me neither poverty nor riches;{HR}Feed me with the bread of my daily need:{HR} (Prov. 30:8)
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Matt. 6:13• 13and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil. (Matt. 6:13)
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Rom. 12:9• 9Let love [be] unfeigned, abhorring evil, cleaving to good; (Rom. 12:9)
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Rom. 16:19• 19For your obedience hath reached unto all. Over you then I rejoice, but I wish you to be wise in regard to good and simple in regard to evil. (Rom. 16:19)
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2 Tim. 4:18• 18The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (2 Tim. 4:18)
keep me.
Heb. do me.
that it may.
Psa. 32:3‑4• 3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day.
 4For by day and by night thy hand is heavy upon me;{HR}My moisture hath been changed into the droughts of summer. Selah. (Psa. 32:3‑4)
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Psa. 51:8,12• 8Make me to hear joy and gladness;{HR}The bones thou hast broken shall rejoice.
 12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,{HR}And let a free spirit uphold me. (Psa. 51:8,12)
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Matt. 26:75• 75And Peter remembered the word of Jesus as having said, Before a cock crow, thou wilt thrice deny me. And going forth without he wept bitterly. (Matt. 26:75)
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John 21:17• 17He saith to him the third time, Simon [son] of Jonah, dost thou dearly love me? Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, Dost thou dearly love me? and he said to him, Lord, thou knowest all things, thou knowest that I dearly love thee. Jesus saith to him, Feed my sheep. (John 21:17)
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2 Cor. 2:1‑7• 1But I judged this for myself not to come again unto you in grief.
 2For if I grieve you, who then [is] he that gladdeneth me, if not he that is grieved by me?
 3And I wrote this very thing, that I might not on coming have grief from those from whom I ought to have joy, having trust in you all that my joy is [that] of you all.
 4For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be grieved, but that ye may know the love that I have very abundantly unto you.
 5But if anyone hath grieved, he hath grieved not me, but in part (that I may not press heavily) all of you.
 6Sufficient to such an one [is] this rebuke, which [is] by the many;
 7so that, on the contrary, ye should rather forgive and comfort, lest somehow such an one be swallowed up with excessive grief. (2 Cor. 2:1‑7)
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Eph. 4:30• 30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God by whom ye were sealed for redemption-day. (Eph. 4:30)
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Rev. 3:19• 19I, as many as I love, rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore and repent. (Rev. 3:19)
God granted.
1 Kings 3:7‑13• 7And now, Jehovah my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father; and I am but a little child: I know not to go out and to come in.
 8And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
 9Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?
 10And the word pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.
 11And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;
 12behold, I have done according to thy word: behold, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart, so that there hath been none like unto thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
 13And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches and glory; so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days. (1 Kings 3:7‑13)
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Job 22:27‑28• 27Thou shalt pray to him, and he shall hear thee,{HR}And thou shalt pay thy vows,
 28And thou shalt decree a thing, and it is established to thee,{HR}And light shall shine on thy ways. (Job 22:27‑28)
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Psa. 21:4• 4He asked life from thee;{HR}Thou gavest [it] him—length of days for ever and ever. (Psa. 21:4)
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Psa. 65:2• 2Hearer of prayer,{HR}To thee shall all flesh come. (Psa. 65:2)
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Psa. 66:19‑20• 19Verily God hath heard,{HR}He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
 20Blessed [be] God who hath not turned away my prayer,{HR}Nor his mercy from me. (Psa. 66:19‑20)
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Psa. 116:1‑2• 1I love Jehovah,{HR}For he hath heard my voice, my supplications.
 2For he inclined his ear unto me,{HR}And I will call [upon him] in my days. (Psa. 116:1‑2)
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Matt. 7:7‑11• 7Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
 8For every one that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
 9Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask of him for a loaf, will give him a stone;
 10and if he ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?
 11If therefore ye, being wicked, know to give good gifts to your children, how much rather shall your Father that is in the heavens give good things to those that ask him? (Matt. 7:7‑11)
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Eph. 3:20• 20Now to him that is able to do above all things far exceedingly above what we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, (Eph. 3:20)
• He "called on the God of Israel," knowing that he could only depend on the Lord to be delivered from the curse of sin. He knew, moreover, that this deliverance could be so absolute that he, Jabez, would be able to be without sorrow! (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)
• Jabez addresses four requests to God; if God grants them, they will become the proof of his complete deliverance. (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)
• This is the first request: "Oh that Thou wouldest richly bless me...." God had cursed man and the earth from which he had been taken (Gen. 3:17). He alone could annul this sentence and replace it with blessing, the first proof of the end of sorrow. (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)
• His second request is this: "... and enlarge my coast." Here and there these genealogies highlight various individuals whose borders God extended in the promised land at a time when the mass of the people had failed to conquer their inheritance completely. (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)
• Third, Jabez says: "... and that Thy hand might be with me." He does not rely on his natural energy to enlarge his borders, but rather on the power of God. (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)
• Fourth and finally he says: "... and that thou wouldest keep me from evil." The evil that introduced sorrow into this world has not disappeared; it is ever present. Jabez knows this well, for he does not ask that it be removed, but he desires to be kept from the evil whose existence he sees. Here again, he recognizes that it is not his will, but the power of God alone that is able to keep him. (“More About Judah; Jabez; the Tribe of Simeon: 1 Chronicles 4” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)