1 Chronicles 4:9 (YLT)

Passage

And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.'

Nearby Context

1 Chronicles 4:7 And sons of Helah: Zereth, and Zohar, and Ethnan.

1 Chronicles 4:8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of Aharhel son of Harum.

1 Chronicles 4:9 And Jabez is honoured above his brethren, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, `Because I have brought forth with grief.'

1 Chronicles 4:10 And Jabez calleth to the God of Israel, saying, `If blessing Thou dost bless me, then Thou hast made great my border, and Thy hand hath been with me, and Thou hast kept <FI>me<Fi> from evil--not to grieve me;' and God bringeth in that which he asked.

1 Chronicles 4:11 And Chelub brother of Shuah begat Mehir; he <FI>is<Fi> father of Eshton.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "jabez", "honoured", "above", "brethren", "mother", and "name". 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 8's "And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah and..." into verse 10's "And Jabez calleth to the God of...", 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.