1 Chronicles 4:9
“And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren,.... The Targum adds,"and wiser in the law than his brethren;''or he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
It is remarkable that Jabez should be introduced without description, or patronymic, as if a well-known personage. We…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And Jabez was more honorable - This whole account is variously understood by some of the principal versions. I shall…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 4:1-10
One reason, no doubt, why Ezra is here most particular in the register of the tribe of Judah is because it was that…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
The connexion of this verse also does not appear, but according to Targ. (on 1Ch 4:13) Jabez= Othniel, the nephew of…
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