1 Chronicles 4:9-11

Contemporary English Version

⁹ Jabez was a man who got his name because of the pain he caused his mother during birth.^[a] But he was still the most respected son in his family. ¹⁰ One day he prayed to Israel's God, “Please bless me and give me a lot of land. Be with me so I will be safe from harm.”^[b] And God did just what Jabez had asked.

¹¹ Chelub was the brother of Shuhah and the father of Mehir. Later, Mehir had a son, Eshton,