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 11:1

David Becomes King

11:1 All Israel joined David at Hebron and said, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood! ² 

1 Chronicles 17:3

17:3 That night God told Nathan the prophet, ³ 

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

[11:1]  ² tn Heb “look, your bone and your flesh [are] we.”

[17:3]  ³ tn Heb “the word of God was [i.e., came] to Nathan the prophet.”