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.”

The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.

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

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

the Ammonite officials said to Hanun, “Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, his servants have come to you so they can get information and spy out the land!”