1 Chronicles 4:9

God's Word

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez [Painful], because she said that his birth was painful.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

He said to the woman, “I will increase your pain and your labor when you give birth to children. Yet, you will long for your husband, and he will rule you.”

Genesis 34:19

The young man didn’t waste any time in doing what they said because he took such pleasure in Jacob’s daughter. He was the most honored person in all his father’s family.

Genesis 35:18

Rachel was dying. As she took her last breath, she named her son Benoni [Son of My Sorrow], but his father named him Benjamin [Son of My Right Hand].

1 Chronicles 4:10

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.

1 Chronicles 4:8

Koz was the father of Anub and Zobebah, and he was the ancestor of the families of Aharhel, son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 7:23

Then he slept with his wife, and she became pregnant. She gave birth to a son, and Ephraim named him Beriah [Tragedy], because tragedy had come to his home.

Proverbs 23:25

May your father and your mother be glad. May she who gave birth to you rejoice.

Isaiah 43:4

Since you are precious to me, you are honored and I love you. I will exchange others for you. Nations will be the price I pay for your life.

Acts 17:11

The people of Berea were more open-minded than the people of Thessalonica. They were very willing to receive God’s message, and every day they carefully examined the Scriptures to see if what Paul said was true.

1 Samuel 4:21

She called the boy Ichabod [No Glory], saying, “Israel’s glory is gone,” because the ark of God had been captured and because her father-in-law and her husband ⌞died⌟.