1 Chronicles 4:10

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

Genesis 12:8

And moving on from there to the mountain on the east of Beth-el, he put up his tent, having Beth-el on the west and Ai on the east: and there he made an altar and gave worship to the name of the Lord.

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob took an oath, and said, If God will be with me, and keep me safe on my journey, and give me food and clothing to put on,

Genesis 28:21

So that I come again to my father's house in peace, then I will take the Lord to be my God,

Genesis 32:26

And he said to him, Let me go now, for the dawn is near. But Jacob said, I will not let you go till you have given me your blessing.

Genesis 32:27

Then he said, What is your name? And he said, Jacob.

Genesis 32:28

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

Genesis 33:20

And there he put up an altar, naming it El, the God of Israel.

Genesis 48:16

The angel who has been my saviour from all evil, send his blessing on these children: and let my name and the name of my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, be given to them; and let them become a great nation in the earth.

1 Chronicles 16:8

O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples.

1 Chronicles 4:11

And Chelub, the brother of Shuhah, was the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.

1 Chronicles 4:9

And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

Job 12:4

It seems that I am to be as one who is a cause of laughing to his neighbour, one who makes his prayer to God and is answered! the upright man who has done no wrong is to be made sport of!

Psalm 119:173

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.

Psalm 121:7

The Lord will keep you safe from all evil; he will take care of your soul.

Psalm 145:19

To his worshippers, he will give their desire; their cry comes to his ears, and he gives them salvation.

Psalm 21:4

He made request to you for life, and you gave it to him, long life for ever and ever.

Psalm 51:12

Give me back the joy of your salvation; let a free spirit be my support.

Psalm 51:8

Make me full of joy and rapture; so that the bones which have been broken may be glad.

Psalm 55:16

As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.

Psalm 65:2

To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

Psalm 72:17

May his name go on for ever, as long as the sun: may men be blessing themselves by him; may all nations be blessing his name.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

Proverbs 30:8

Put far from me all false and foolish things: do not give me great wealth or let me be in need, but give me only enough food:

Isaiah 41:10

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

Jeremiah 33:3

Let your cry come to me, and I will give you an answer, and let you see great things and secret things of which you had no knowledge.

Matthew 26:75

And the word of Jesus came back to Peter, when he said, Before the hour of the cock's cry, you will say three times that you have no knowledge of me. And he went out, weeping bitterly.

Matthew 6:13

And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

Luke 19:42

Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.

John 10:28

And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

John 21:17

He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.

Acts 3:26

To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

Romans 12:9

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

Romans 16:19

For all have knowledge of how you do what you are ordered. For this reason I have joy in you, but it is my desire that you may be wise in what is good, and without knowledge of evil.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To the church of God which is in Corinth, to those who have been made holy in Christ Jesus, saints by the selection of God, with all those who in every place give honour to the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

Ephesians 3:20

Now to him who is able to do in full measure more than all our desires or thoughts, through the power which is working in us,

Ephesians 4:30

And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will keep me safe from every evil work and will give me salvation in his kingdom in heaven: to whom be glory for ever and ever. So be it.

Revelation 3:19

To all those who are dear to me, I give sharp words and punishment: then with all your heart have sorrow for your evil ways.

1 Samuel 1:17

Then Eli said to her, Go in peace: and may the God of Israel give you an answer to the prayer you have made to him.

1 Samuel 1:20

Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.

1 Samuel 1:26

And she said, O my lord, as your soul is living, my lord, I am that woman who was making a prayer to the Lord here by your side:

1 Samuel 1:27

My prayer was for this child; and the Lord has given him to me in answer to my request: