1 Chronicles 4:10

Jabez called out to the God of Israel: “If only You would bless me, extend my border, let Your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not cause any pain.” And God granted his request.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:8

From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and he called on the name of Yahweh.

Genesis 32:26

Then He said to Jacob, “Let Me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”

Genesis 32:28

“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”

Genesis 33:20

And he set up an altar there and called it “God, the God of Israel.”

Genesis 48:16

the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.

Joshua 17:14-18

Joseph’s descendants said to Joshua, “Why did you give us only one tribal allotment as an inheritance? We have many people, because the Lord has been blessing us greatly.”

Judges 1:27-36

At that time Manasseh failed to take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the residents of Dor and its villages, or the residents of Ibleam and its villages, or the residents of Megiddo and its villages; the Canaanites refused to leave this land.

1 Samuel 1:17

Eli responded, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the petition you’ve requested from Him.”

1 Kings 3:7-13

Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.

1 Chronicles 16:8

Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.

Job 12:4

I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

Job 22:27-28

You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.

Psalm 21:4

He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.

Psalm 32:3-4

When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.

Psalm 51:8

Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.

Psalm 51:12

Restore the joy of Your salvation to me,
and give me a willing spirit.

Psalm 55:16

But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.

Psalm 65:2

All humanity will come to You,
the One who hears prayer.

Psalm 66:19-20

However, God has listened;
He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

Psalm 72:17

May his name endure forever;
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.

Psalm 99:6

Moses and Aaron were among His priests;
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.

Psalm 116:1-4

I love the Lord because He has heard
my appeal for mercy.

Psalm 119:173

May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.

Proverbs 10:22

The Lord’s blessing enriches,
and struggle adds nothing to it.

Proverbs 30:8

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.

Isaiah 41:10

Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:17

The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Jeremiah 33:3

Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.

Matthew 6:13

And do not bring us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.]

Matthew 7:7-11

“Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 26:75

and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.

Luke 19:42

saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

John 10:28

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand.

John 21:17

He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?”

Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love You.”

“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.

Acts 3:26

God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

Romans 10:12-14

for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him.

Romans 12:9

Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.

Romans 16:19

The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.

1 Corinthians 1:2

To God’s church at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord—both their Lord and ours.

2 Corinthians 2:1-7

In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

Ephesians 3:20

Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—

Ephesians 4:30

And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.

2 Timothy 4:18

The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 3:19

As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Oh that, etc

General references

Bible References

Called

1 Chronicles 16:8
Give thanks to Yahweh; call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.
Genesis 12:8
From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. He built an altar to Yahweh there, and he called on the name of Yahweh.
Job 12:4
I am a laughingstock to my friends,
by calling on God, who answers me.
The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
Psalm 55:16
But I call to God,
and the Lord will save me.
Psalm 99:6
Moses and Aaron were among His priests;
Samuel also was among those calling on His name.
They called to Yahweh and He answered them.
Psalm 116:2
Because He has turned His ear to me,
I will call out to Him as long as I live.
Jeremiah 33:3
Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and incomprehensible things you do not know.
Romans 10:12
for there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, since the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on Him.
1 Corinthians 1:2
To God’s church at Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus and called as saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of Jesus Christ our Lord—both their Lord and ours.

The god

Genesis 32:28
“Your name will no longer be Jacob,” He said. “It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.”
Genesis 33:20
And he set up an altar there and called it “God, the God of Israel.”
1 Samuel 1:17
Eli responded, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant the petition you’ve requested from Him.”
Isaiah 41:17
The poor and the needy seek water, but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
I, Yahweh, will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

Oh that, etc

Luke 19:42
saying, “If you knew this day what would bring peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

Bless me

Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation,
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 32:26
Then He said to Jacob, “Let Me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”
Psalm 72:17
May his name endure forever;
as long as the sun shines,
may his fame increase.
May all nations be blessed by him
and call him blessed.
Acts 3:26
God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”
Ephesians 1:3
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

Thine hand

Psalm 119:173
May Your hand be ready to help me,
for I have chosen Your precepts.
Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be afraid, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you; I will help you;
I will hold on to you with My righteous right hand.
John 10:28
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish—ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand.

That thou

Genesis 48:16
the Angel who has redeemed me from all harm
may He bless these boys.
And may they be called by my name
and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,
and may they grow to be numerous within the land.
Proverbs 30:8
Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.
Matthew 6:13
And do not bring us into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
[For Yours is the kingdom and the power
and the glory forever. Amen.]
Romans 12:9
Love must be without hypocrisy. Detest evil; cling to what is good.
Romans 16:19
The report of your obedience has reached everyone. Therefore I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good, yet innocent about what is evil.
2 Timothy 4:18
The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.

That it may

Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle
from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 51:8
Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
Matthew 26:75
and Peter remembered the words Jesus had spoken, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.
John 21:17
He asked him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me?”

Peter was grieved that He asked him the third time, “Do you love Me?” He said, “Lord, You know everything! You know that I love You.”

“Feed My sheep,” Jesus said.
2 Corinthians 2:1
In fact, I made up my mind about this: I would not come to you on another painful visit.
Ephesians 4:30
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by Him for the day of redemption.
Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and discipline. So be committed and repent.

God granted

1 Kings 3:7
Lord my God, You have now made Your servant king in my father David’s place. Yet I am just a youth with no experience in leadership.
Job 22:27
You will pray to Him, and He will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
Psalm 21:4
He asked You for life, and You gave it to him—
length of days forever and ever.
Psalm 65:2
All humanity will come to You,
the One who hears prayer.
Psalm 66:19
However, God has listened;
He has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.
Psalm 116:1
I love the Lord because He has heard
my appeal for mercy.
Matthew 7:7
“Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do above and beyond all that we ask or think according to the power that works in us—

General references

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and every creature that crawls on the earth.”

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