1 Chronicles 4:9
“¶ And Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.”
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1 Chronicles 4:9 Context
7And the sonnes of Helah were: Zereth, and Zoar, and Ethnan. 8And Coz begate Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel, the sonne of Harum. 9¶ And Iabez was more honourable then his brethren: and his mother called his name Iabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. 10And Iabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest blesse mee indeede, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might bee with me, and that thou wouldest keepe mee from euill, that it may not grieue me. And God granted him that which he requested. 11¶ And Chelub the brother of Shuah, begate Mehir, which was the father of Eshton.
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And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
- King James Version
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, "Because I bore {him} with pain."
- New American Standard Version (1995)