1 Chronicles 4:10 Jabez 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.

1 Chronicles 4:10

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New International Version (©1984)
Jabez 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.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!" And God granted him what he requested.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Please bless me and give me more territory. May your power be with me and free me from evil so that I will not be in pain." God gave him what he prayed for.

King James Bible
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

American King James Version
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

American Standard Version
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

Bible in Basic English
And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jabes called upon the God of Israel, saying: If blessing thou wilt bless me, and wilt enlarge my borders, and thy hand be with me, and thou save me from being oppressed by evil. And God granted him the things he prayed for.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it be not to my sorrow! And God granted him that which he requested.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldst bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

World English Bible
Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border, and that your hand might be with me, and that you would keep me from evil, that it not be to my sorrow!" God granted him that which he requested.

Young's Literal Translation
And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, 'If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept me from evil -- not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

Geneva Study Bible

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and {d} that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

(d) It is to be understood that then he would accomplish his vow which he made.

4:10 Called - When he was undertaking some great and dangerous service. Enlarge - Drive out these Canaanites, whom thou hast commanded us to root out. Grieve - That it may not oppress and overcome

King James Translators' Notes

Oh...: Heb. If thou wilt, etc

keep...: Heb. do me

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

10. God granted him that which he requested-Whatever was the kind of undertaking which roused his anxieties, Jabez enjoyed a remarkable degree of prosperity, and God, in this instance, proved that He was not only the hearer, but the answerer of prayer.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

4:1-43 Genealogies. - In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remarkable person in this chapter is Jabez. We are not told upon what account Jabez was more honourable than his brethren; but we find that he was a praying man. The way to be truly great, is to seek to do God's will, and to pray earnestly. Here is the prayer he made. Jabez prayed to the living and true God, who alone can hear and answer prayer; and, in prayer he regarded him as a God in covenant with his people. He does not express his promise, but leaves it to be understood; he was afraid to promise in his own strength, and resolved to devote himself entirely to God. Lord, if thou wilt bless me and keep me, do what thou wilt with me; I will be at thy command and disposal for ever. As the text reads it, this was the language of a most ardent and affectionate desire, Oh that thou wouldest bless me! Four things Jabez prayed for. 1. That God would bless him indeed. Spiritual blessings are the best blessings: God's blessings are real things, and produce real effects. 2. That He would enlarge his coast. That God would enlarge our hearts, and so enlarge our portion in himself, and in the heavenly Canaan, ought to be our desire and prayer. 3. That God's hand might be with him. God's hand with us, to lead us, protect us, strengthen us, and to work all our works in us and for us, is a hand all-sufficient for us. 4. That he would keep him from evil, the evil of sin, the evil of trouble, all the evil designs of his enemies, that they might not hurt, nor make him a Jabez indeed, a man of sorrow. God granted that which he requested. God is ever ready to hear prayer: his ear is not now heavy.

1 Chronicles 4:9 Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore him with pain."

1 Chronicles 4:11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton. (NASB ©1995)

Bless Blessing Border Bringeth Calleth Coast Cried Deliverance Desire Enlarge Evil Free Granted Grieve Harm Hast Hurt Indeed Jabez Kept Limits Oh Pain Prayer Request Requested Richly Saying Sorrow Territory Troubled Truly Wider Wouldest Wouldst

Bless Blessing Border Coast Cried Deliverance Enlarge Evil Granted Grieve Hand Harm Hurt Indeed Israel Jabez Pain Requested Sorrow Territory Wider Work Wouldest

Bless Blessing Border Coast Cried Deliverance Enlarge Evil Granted Grieve Hand Harm Hurt Indeed Israel Jabez Pain Requested Sorrow Territory Wider Work Wouldest

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

called. 16:8 Ge 12:8 Job 12:4 Ps 55:16 99:6 116:2-4 Jer 33:3 Ro 10:12-14 1Co 1:2

the God. Ge 32:28 33:20 1Sa 1:17 Isa 41:17

Oh that, etc. Heb. If thou wilt, etc. Lu 19:42

bless me. Ge 12:2 32:26 Ps 72:17 Ac 3:26 Eph 1:3

enlarge. Jos 17:14-18 Jud 1:27-36 Pr 10:22

thine hand. Ps 119:173 Isa 41:10 Joh 10:28

that thou. Ge 48:16 Pr 30:8 Mt 6:13 Ro 12:9 16:19 2Ti 4:18

keep me. Heb. do me. that it may. Ps 32:3,4 51:8,12 Mt 26:75 Joh 21:17 2Co 2:1-7 Eph 4:30 Re 3:19

God granted. 1Ki 3:7-13 Job 22:27,28 Ps 21:4 65:2 66:19,20 116:1,2 Mt 7:7-11 Eph 3:20

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