A Boyhood Problem
1 Chronicles 4:9
9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name JABEZ, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
1 Chronicles 4:5-8
And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and Naarah.6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and Haahashtari.
These were the sons of Naarah. 7 And the sons of Helah were, Zereth, and Jezoar, and Ethnan. 8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
A Bible Passage
Genesis 35:17-19
17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
Genesis 35:18b
…she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.
A Beloved Prayer
1 Chronicles 4:10
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.
- Encourage Me – I want to be a Blessed Man
- Enlarge My Coast – I want to be a Bigger Man
- Empower Me – I need to be a Bolder Man
- Encompass Me – I want to be a Better Man
1 Chronicles 4:10c
…And God granted him that which he requested.
1 Chronicles 2:55
And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.