1 Chronicles 1:19

1:19 Two sons were born to Eber: the first was named Peleg, for during his lifetime the earth was divided; 1  his brother’s name was Joktan.

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.” 2 

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 3  named him Beriah because tragedy had come to his family. 4 

1 sn Perhaps this refers to the scattering of the people at Babel (Gen 11:1-9).

2 tn In Hebrew the name יַעְבֵּץ (ya’bets, “Jabez”) sounds like the noun עֹצֶב (’otsev) which means “pain.”

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

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.