Jabezwas morehonorablethanhis brothers,and his mothernamedhim Jabezsaying,"BecauseI bore[him] with pain."
To the womanHe said,"I will greatlymultiplyYour painin childbirth,In painyou will bringforthchildren;Yet your desirewill be for your husband,And he will ruleover you."
The youngmandid not delayto dothe thing,becausehe was delightedwith Jacob'sdaughter.Now he was morerespectedthanallthe householdof his father.
It cameabout as her soulwas departing(for she died),that she namedhim Ben-oni;but his fathercalledhim Benjamin.
Now Jabezcalledon the Godof Israel,saying,"Ohthat You would blessme indeedand enlargemy border,and that Your handmight be with me, and that You would keep[me] from harmthat [it] may not painme!" And Godgrantedhim whathe requested.
Kozbecamethe fatherof Anuband Zobebah,and the familiesof Aharhelthe sonof Harum.
Then he wentin to his wife,and she conceivedand borea son,and he namedhim Beriah,becausemisfortunehad comeupon his house.
Let your fatherand your motherbe glad,And let her rejoicewho gavebirthto you.
"Sinceyou are preciousin My sight,[Since] you are honoredand I loveyou, I will give[other] menin your placeand [other] peoplesin exchangefor your life.
Nowthesewere more noble-mindedthan thosein Thessalonica,for they receivedthe wordwith greateagerness,examiningthe Scripturesdaily[to see] whetherthese thingswere so.
And she calledthe boyIchabod,saying,"The gloryhas departedfrom Israel,"becausethe arkof Godwas takenand becauseof her father-in-lawand her husband.
