1 Chronicles 4:9

4:9 Jabez was more respected than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, for she said, “I experienced pain when I gave birth to him.” ¹ 

1 Chronicles 10:3

10:3 The battle was thick ²  around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him. ³ 

1 Chronicles 11:21

11:21 From ⁴  the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them. ⁵ 

[4:9]  ¹ tn In Hebrew the name יַעְבֵּץ (ya’bets, “Jabez”) sounds like the noun עֹצֶב (’otsev) which means “pain.”

[10:3]  ² tn Heb “heavy.”

[10:3]  ³ tn Heb “and they found him, the ones who shoot with the bow, and he was in pain from the ones shooting.”

[11:21]  ³ tn Or “more than.”

[11:21]  ⁴ tn Heb “of the three.”