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

Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, "Oh that thou wouldst bless me and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldst keep me from harm so that it might not hurt me!" And God granted what he asked.

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…

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