1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ¹  you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” ²  God answered his prayer. ³ 

1 Chronicles 7:22

7:22 Their father Ephraim mourned for them many days and his brothers came to console him.

1 Chronicles 14:9

14:9 Now the Philistines had come and raided ⁴  the Valley of Rephaim.

1 Chronicles 16:9

16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

1 Chronicles 16:11

16:11 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence ⁵  continually!

1 Chronicles 16:22

16:22 saying, ⁶  “Don’t touch my anointed ones!

Don’t harm my prophets!”

[4:10]  ¹ tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

[4:10]  ² tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

[4:10]  ³ tn Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”

[14:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “stripped.”

[16:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “face.”

[16:22]  ¹⁰ tn The word “saying” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.