Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God brought about what he asked.
1 Chronicles 4:8 Koz became the father of Anub and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum.
1 Chronicles 4:9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother named him Jabez saying, “Because I bore him with pain.”
1 Chronicles 4:10 Then Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me from harm that it may not pain me!” And God brought about what he asked.
1 Chronicles 4:11 Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the father of Mehir, who was the father of Eshton.
1 Chronicles 4:12 Eshton became the father of Beth-rapha and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir-nahash. These are the men of Recah.
The verse centers on "called", "jabez", "israel", "saying", "bless", "indeed", "enlarge", and "border". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "jabez", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Now Jabez was more honorable than his..." into verse 11's "Chelub the brother of Shuhah became the...", so "called" and "jabez" belong inside that flow. In 1 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "jabez" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.