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历代志上 4:10

雅比斯呼求以色列的 神說:“深願你大大地賜福給我,擴張我的境界,你的能力常與我同在,保護我免遭災禍,不受痛苦。” 神就應允了他所求的。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Jabez;   Prayer;   Religion;   Scofield Reference Index - Bible Prayers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Deterioration-Development;   Enlargement;   Larger Life;   Piety;   Prayer;   Progress, Spiritual;   Religion;   Religion, True-False;   Restraints, Divine;   Spiritual;   True Religion;   The Topic Concordance - Calling;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prayer, Answers to;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jabez;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chelub;   Jabez;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Jabez;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jabez ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ja'bez;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chronicles, Books of;   Jabez;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ascension;   Essenes;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for June 26;   Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for April 16;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
雅 比 斯 求 告 以 色 列 的   神 说 : 甚 愿 你 赐 福 与 我 , 扩 张 我 的 境 界 , 常 与 我 同 在 , 保 佑 我 不 遭 患 难 , 不 受 艰 苦 。   神 就 应 允 他 所 求 的 。

Contextual Overview

1 Judah's descendants were Perez, Hezron, Carmi, Hur, and Shobal. 2 Reaiah was Shobal's son. Reaiah was the father of Jahath, and Jahath was the father of Ahumai and Lahad. They were the family groups of the Zorathite people. 3Hur was the oldest son of Caleb and his wife Ephrathah. Hur was the leader of Bethlehem. His three sons were Etam, Penuel, and Ezer. Etam's sons were Jezreel, Ishma, and Idbash. They had a sister named Hazzelelponi. Penuel was the father of Gedor, and Ezer was the father of Hushah. 5 Tekoa's father was Ashhur. Ashhur had two wives named Helah and Naarah. 6 The sons of Ashhur and Naarah were Ahuzzam, Hepher, Temeni, and Haahashtari. These were the descendants of Naarah. 7 Helah's sons were Zereth, Zohar, Ethnan, 8 and Koz. Koz was the father of Anub, Hazzobebah, and the Aharhel family group. Aharhel was the son of Harum. 9 There was a man named Jabez, who was respected more than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez because she said, "I was in much pain when I gave birth to him." 10 Jabez prayed to the God of Israel, "Please do good things for me and give me more land. Stay with me, and don't let anyone hurt me. Then I won't have any pain." And God did what Jabez had asked.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

called: 1 Chronicles 16:8, Genesis 12:8, Job 12:4, Psalms 55:16, Psalms 99:6, Psalms 116:2-4, Jeremiah 33:3, Romans 10:12-14, 1 Corinthians 1:2

the God: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 33:20, 1 Samuel 1:17, Isaiah 41:17

Oh that: etc. Heb. If thou wilt, etc. Luke 19:42

bless me: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 32:26, Psalms 72:17, Acts 3:26, Ephesians 1:3

enlarge: Joshua 17:14-18, Judges 1:27-36, Proverbs 10:22

thine hand: Psalms 119:173, Isaiah 41:10, John 10:28

that thou: Genesis 48:16, Proverbs 30:8, Matthew 6:13, Romans 12:9, Romans 16:19, 2 Timothy 4:18

keep me: Heb. do me

that it may: Psalms 32:3, Psalms 32:4, Psalms 51:8, Psalms 51:12, Matthew 26:75, John 21:17, 2 Corinthians 2:1-7, Ephesians 4:30, Revelation 3:19

God granted: 1 Kings 3:7-13, Job 22:27, Job 22:28, Psalms 21:4, Psalms 65:2, Psalms 66:19, Psalms 66:20, Psalms 116:1, Psalms 116:2, Matthew 7:7-11, Ephesians 3:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:28 - General Exodus 34:24 - enlarge Numbers 6:27 - and I will Deuteronomy 12:20 - shall Deuteronomy 33:20 - Blessed 2 Samuel 22:20 - brought 2 Kings 19:15 - O Lord God 1 Chronicles 2:55 - Jabez Proverbs 23:25 - and she Luke 22:40 - Pray John 17:15 - keep 2 Corinthians 13:7 - I pray 2 Thessalonians 3:3 - and

Cross-References

Genesis 3:13
Then the Lord God said to the woman, "How could you have done such a thing?" She answered, "The snake tricked me, so I ate the fruit."
Genesis 4:9
Later, the Lord said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" Cain answered, "I don't know. Is it my job to take care of my brother?"
Genesis 4:10
Then the Lord said, "What have you done? Your brother's blood is crying out to me from the ground.
Genesis 9:5
I will demand blood for life. I will demand the life of any animal that kills a person, and I will demand the life of anyone who takes another person's life.
Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many complaints against the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. They are very evil.
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, "I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt, and I have heard their cries when the Egyptian slave masters hurt them. I am concerned about their pain,
Numbers 35:33
"‘Don't let murder spoil your land. The only way to remove the sin of killing an innocent person is for the murderer to be put to death.
Joshua 7:19
Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, tell the truth. Confess to the Lord , the God of Israel. Tell me what you did, and don't try to hide anything from me."
2 Kings 9:26
‘Yesterday I saw the blood of Naboth and his sons, says the Lord , so I will punish Ahab in his field, says the Lord .' Take Joram's body and throw it into the field, as the Lord has said."
Job 16:18
"Earth, please do not cover up my blood. Don't let my cry ever stop being heard!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jabez called on the God of Israel,.... Or prayed to him, as the Targum; though some understand it as a vow, promising what he would do if God would do thus and thus for him; the Syriac and Arabic versions read in the third person, taking it to be what others, his parents and friends, wished for him,

let him bless thee,.... but they are doubtless his own words, and a supplication of his to the Lord:

saying, oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed; the Targum adds, with children; but he no doubt prayed for greater blessings than any outward or temporal ones are, even spiritual blessings, covenant blessings, the sure mercies of David, which are solid, substantial, durable, and irreversible:

and enlarge my coast; the Targum is,

"multiply my borders with disciples.''

It may be understood of an enlargement of the borders of his country, by expelling the Canaanites that might dwell in it, and of an increase of his worldly substance for good ends and purposes; or rather of a spiritual enlargement by deliverance from spiritual enemies, and of grace as to exercise; and particularly of spiritual light and knowledge, and of the affections and desires of the soul after divine things, see Psalms 4:1

and that thine hand might be with me; the Targum adds, in business, prospering and succeeding him; the sense may be, that his hand of providence might be with him to protect him, of grace and love to comfort and help him in every time of need, of wisdom to direct him, and of power to keep him:

and that thou wouldest keep me from evil; from the evil of affliction, and especially from the evil of sin, and from the evil one, Satan, and from all evil men and evil company; the Targum is,

"and make me companions such as I am:''

that it may not grieve me; alluding to his name Jabez, which he had from the sorrow and grief of his mother; and nothing is more grieving to a good man than the evil of sin, so contrary to the nature and will of God, being committed against a God of infinite love, grace, and mercy, whereby the name, ways, and truths of Christ are dishonoured, and the Spirit of God grieved, and saints are bereaved of much comfort; and therefore desire to be kept from it, knowing they cannot keep themselves, but the Lord can and will, at least from the tyranny of it, and destruction by it: the Targum is,

"lest the evil figment (or corruption of nature) should move or provoke me:''

and God granted him that which he requested; as he does whatever is asked in faith, according to his will, and will make for his glory, and the good of his people; see 1 John 5:14.


 
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