1 Chronicles 4:10

“And Jabez called on the God of Israel, etc.] 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, etc.] 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…”

“God granted him that which he requested--Whatever was the kind of undertaking which roused his anxieties, Jabez enjoyed a remarkable degree of prosperity, and God, in this instance, proved that He was not only the hearer, but the answerer of prayer.”

“Called - When he was undertaking some great and dangerous service. Enlarge - Drive out these Canaanites, whom thou hast commanded us to root out. Grieve - That it may not oppress and overcome me: more is understood than is expressed. He useth this expression in allusion to his name, which signifies grief. And God granted, &c. - Prospered him remarkably in his undertakings, in his studies, in his worldly business, and in his conflicts with the Canaanites. 1 Chronicles 4:12”

“called: Ch1 16:8; Gen 12:8; Job 12:4; Psa 55:16, Psa 99:6, Psa 116:2-4; Jer 33:3; Rom 10:12-14; Co1 1:2 the God: Gen 32:28, Gen 33:20; Sa1 1:17; Isa 41:17 Oh that: etc. Heb. If thou wilt, etc. Luk 19:42 bless me: Gen 12:2, Gen 32:26; Psa 72:17; Act 3:26; Eph 1:3 enlarge: Jos 17:14-18; Jdg 1:27-36; Pro 10:22 thine hand: Psa 119:173; Isa 41:10; Joh 10:28 that thou: Gen 48:16; Pro 30:8; Mat 6:13; Rom 12:9, Rom 16:19; Ti2 4:18 keep me: Heb. do me that it may: Psa 32:3, Psa 32:4, Psa 51:8, Psa 51:12; Mat 26:75; Joh 21:17; Co2 2:1-7; Eph 4:30; Rev 3:19 God granted: Kg1 3:7-13; Job 22:27, Job 22:28; Psa 21:4, Psa 65:2, Psa 66:19, Psa 66:20, Psa 116:1, Psa 116:2; Mat 7:7-11; Eph 3:20 1 Chronicles…”