1 Chronicles 4:10

4:10 Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only ¹  you would greatly bless me and expand my territory! May your hand be with me! Keep me from harm so I might not endure pain!” ²  God answered his prayer. ³ 

1 Chronicles 17:27

17:27 Now you are willing to bless your servant’s dynasty ⁴  so that it may stand permanently before you, for you, O Lord, have blessed it and it will be blessed from now on into the future.” ⁵ 

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¹ tn On the use of אִם (’im, “if”) here, see HALOT 60 s.v.

² tn Heb “and act from [i.e., so as to prevent] harm so that I might not be in pain.”

³ tn Heb “and God brought about what he had asked.”

⁴ tn Heb “house.”

⁵ tn Heb “for you, O Lord, have blessed and [it is] blessed permanently.”