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 16:29

16:29 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! ² 

Bring an offering and enter his presence!

Worship the Lord in holy attire! ³ 

1 Chronicles 7:16

7:16 Maacah, Makir’s wife, gave birth to a son, whom she named Peresh. His brother was Sheresh, and his sons were Ulam and Rekem.

1 Chronicles 7:23

7:23 He had sexual relations with his wife; she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. Ephraim ⁴  named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. ⁵ 

1 Chronicles 22:9

22:9 Look, you will have a son, who will be a peaceful man. ⁶  I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side. ⁷  Indeed, Solomon ⁸  will be his name; I will give Israel peace and quiet during his reign. ⁹ 

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

[16:29]  ² tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., due] his name.”

[16:29]  ³ tn Or “in holy splendor.”

[7:23]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Ephraim) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “because in tragedy there had come to his house.” The preposition prefixed to רָעָה (ra’ah) should probably be omitted. The Hebrew noun רָעָה (“tragedy”) should be understood as the subject of the feminine verb form that follows.

[22:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “man of rest.”

[22:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “his enemies all around.”

[22:9]  ⁶ sn The name Solomon (שְׁלֹמֹה, shÿlomoh) sounds like (and may be derived from) the Hebrew word for “peace” (שָׁלוֹם, shalom).

[22:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “in his days.”