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A Commentary on 1 & 2 Chronicles: Commentary is unavailable, but you can change that!

The trauma of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple, the exile of thousands of Judea’s citizens, and the subsequent return after 70 years to the homeland with the difficult task of starting the new covenant community virtually from scratch—all contributed to a reassessment of Israel’s meaning and destiny. The chronicler-theologian thus composed his work not just as a history of his people...

A I gave birth to him in pain. B Jabez cried out to the God of Israel C Oh, that you would bless me D Let your hand be with me D’ And enlarge my territory C’ And keep me from harm A’ That I will be free from pain. B’ God granted his request. No elucidating information is provided anywhere else as to the setting of the prayer, who and what Jabez was, what harm he anticipated, and the location of his territory. That there was a toponym Jabez is clear from 1 Chr 2:55 which speaks of it as home to a
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