1 Chronicles 4:10 — Jabez begged the God of Israel, “Please bless me and expand my borders! Be with… — FBV | maBible
Read 1 Chronicles 4:10 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Chronicles 4.10, 1 Chronicles 4v10, 1Ch. 4:10. Jabez begged the God of Israel, “Please bless me and expand my borders! Be with me and keep me safe from harm so I won't have pain.” And God gave him w…
10 Jabez begged the God of Israel, “Please bless me and expand my borders! Be with me and keep me safe from harm so I won't have pain.” And God gave him what he asked for.
Notes and references
“Expand my borders”: or, “enlarge my territory.” While this may be seen as simply a request for greater land ownership, it is perhaps better to understand this request that God would expand all that Jabez had, including spiritual aspects.
“Pain”: part of the prayer is a desire that despite the name his mother gave him that he would not thereby be cursed to suffer pain.