Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Jabez was honorable above his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, For I bare with pain.
New American Standard Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”
King James Version
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Holman Bible
Jabez
International Standard Version
Jabez enjoyed more honor than his relatives his mother named him Jabez, she said, "because I bore him in pain."
A Conservative Version
And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
American Standard Version
And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
Amplified
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers; but his mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I gave birth to him in pain.”
Bible in Basic English
And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.
Darby Translation
And Jabez was more honoured than his brethren; and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with pain.
King James 2000
And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him in pain."
Modern King James verseion
And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jabez was nobler than his brethren. And his mother called his name Jabez, saying, "Because I bare him with sorrow."
NET Bible
Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, "I experienced pain when I gave birth to him."
New Heart English Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
The Emphasized Bible
Now it came to pass that Jabez was more honourable than his brethren, - but, his mother, had called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with pain.
Webster
And Jabez was more honorable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.
World English Bible
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother named him Jabez, saying, "Because I bore him with sorrow."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, 'Because I have brought forth with grief.'
Themes
Children » Were named » From circumstances connected with their birth
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Jabez
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 4:9
Prayers for 1 Chronicles 4:9
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Context Readings
The Descendants Of David
8 And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum. 9 And Jabez was honorable above his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, For I bare with pain. 10 And Jabez will call to God of Israel, saying, If blessing, thou wilt bless me and enlarge my bound, and thine hand were with me, and didst me from evil, so as not to afflict me! And God will bring what he asked.
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Cross References
Genesis 34:19
And the youth deferred not to do the word, for he delighted in Jacob's daughter, and he was honorable more than all his father's house.
Genesis 3:16
To the woman he said, Multiplying, I will multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and to thy husband thy desire, and he shall rule over thee.
Genesis 35:18
And it will be in her soul going forth (for she will die) and she will call his name the son of my strength: and his father called him the son of the right hand.
1 Samuel 4:21
And she will call the boy, Where the Glory? saying, The glory uncovered from Israel: (for the taking of the ark of God, and for her father-in-law, and her husband.)
1 Chronicles 7:23
And he will go in to his wife, and she will conceive and bear a son, and he will call his name Beriah, because it was in being evil with his house.
Isaiah 43:4
From that thou wert precious in mine eyes, thou wert honored, and I loved thee: and I will give man instead of thee, and peoples instead of thy soul.
Acts 17:11
And they were of more noble birth than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, and examined the writings daily, if these things might hold thus.