1 Chronicles 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Jabez; one of the fathers of the families of Aharhel last mentioned. More honourable than his brethren, for courage, and especially for true and fervent piety, expressed in the following petition.

1 Chronicles 4:9

9 And Jabezc was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.