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 11:21

11:21 From ²  the three he was given double honor and he became their officer, even though he was not one of them. ³ 

1 Chronicles 11:25

11:25 He received honor from ⁴  the thirty warriors, though he was not one of the three elite warriors. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

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

[11:21]  ² tn Or “more than.”

[11:21]  ³ tn Heb “of the three.”

[11:25]  ³ tn Or “more than.”