1 Chronicles 4:10 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NKJV

And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Jabez called on the God of Israel. —Comp. Jacob’s vow at Bethel, Genesis 28:20–22, and his altar, El-’elohë Israel, “El…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Jabez called on the God of Israel
Or prayed to him, as the Targum; though some understand it as a vow, promising…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

In this chapter we have a further account of Judah, the most numerous and most famous of all the tribes; also an account of Simeon. The most remark…