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1 Chronicles 4 · Preschool

Jabez Prays

Name Date

Color Jabez praying. God heard his prayer.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: Jabez asked God to bless him and keep him from evil. God hears us when we pray too.

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1 Chronicles 4 · Kindergarten

Jabez Prays

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace each word with your pencil.

PRAY
BLESS
HAND
GOD
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each word to its picture.

PRAY
HAND
FLOCK
GOOD

Mini Maze

Help find the way through the maze.

Draw It

Draw yourself praying like Jabez.

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What do you like to pray about?
  • Who can you pray for today?

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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 1

God Heard Jabez

Name Date

Trace the Words

Trace the words and the verse.

JABEZ
PRAYED
BLESS
GRANTED
Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 (WEB)

Match the Pictures

Draw a line from each sentence to its picture.

Jabez was honorable.
Jabez called on God.
He asked for God's hand.
God granted his prayer.
Some found good pasture.

The Prayer of Jabez

Write the number 1 to 4 in each circle to show the right order.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers

God granted him that which he requested

They found rich, good pasture

Oh that you would bless me indeed

Draw yourself praying like Jabez.

Memory Verse

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What did Jabez ask God for?
  • How did God answer Jabez?
  • What would you like to say to God about this chapter?

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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 2

Jabez Calls on God

Name Date

Read the Story

This chapter has a long list of names. In the list is a man named Jabez. He was more honorable than his brothers.

Jabez prayed to God. He asked God to bless him. He asked God to be with him. He asked God to keep him from evil.

God gave Jabez what he asked. Some other men looked for grass for their sheep. They found good, quiet land.

Memory Verse

“Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 (WEB)

Show What You Know

Circle the right answer, or write it on the lines.

  1. Who was more honorable than his brothers?

    EvilJabezGood, quiet land

  2. What did Jabez ask God to do?

    JabezBless himEvil

  3. What did he ask God to keep him from?

    Bless himEvilGood, quiet land

  4. What did God do?

  5. What did some men find for their sheep?

    EvilBless himGood, quiet land

Word Search

Find and circle each word. Words go across and down.

WFJJDONJPQEAAUGMVAJUWMBDEUSBBIHIEAYTJLOEVLZHUAYERTMIURULCSDDIEEGFJYSESBSBROTHERSK
  • FAMILIES
  • BROTHERS
  • PASTURE
  • BORDER
  • BLESS
  • JUDAH
  • JABEZ
  • QUIET

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would you ask God to do for you today?
  • What did Simeon's people find for their flocks?

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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 3

A Prayer in a List

Name Date

Read the Story

Chapter 4 lists more families from the tribe of Judah. Some of them were potters who worked for the king. Then, in the middle of all the names, there is a short story about a man named Jabez.

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. He called on the God of Israel. He asked God to bless him and make his border bigger. He asked for God's hand to be with him and to keep him from evil.

God granted him what he asked. The chapter then lists the tribe of Simeon. Some of them went to find pasture for their flocks. They found rich, good pasture where the land was wide and quiet.

Memory Verse

“Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 (WEB)

Answer the Questions

  1. What work did some of Judah's families do?

  2. Who did Jabez call on?

  3. What did Jabez ask God's hand to do?

  4. What did God do with Jabez's prayer?

  5. What did Simeon's people find?

The Prayer of Jabez

Write what happened in each box.

1
2
3
4

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What would you like to talk to God about today?
  • Who can help you make good choices this week?

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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 4

Jabez Called on God

Name Date

Read and Think

This chapter adds more families of Judah, then the tribe of Simeon. It names craftsmen, potters, and workers of fine linen. These ordinary workers were part of God's people too.

In verses 9-10, the list pauses for Jabez. His mother gave him a name that sounds like the word for pain, because she bore him with sorrow. Jabez called on the God of Israel, asking God to bless him, enlarge his border, let God's hand be with him, and keep him from evil. God granted his request.

The tribe of Simeon lived near Beersheba. In the days of Hezekiah, some of them went looking for pasture for their flocks. They found good land that was wide, quiet, and peaceful, and they settled there after taking it from those living there (4:41).

Show What You Know

  1. What kinds of workers does the chapter name?

  2. Why did Jabez's mother give him his name?

  3. Name two things Jabez asked God for.

  4. What was God's answer?

  5. What were Simeon's people looking for?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

JabezJudahpasturequietGod
  1. This chapter adds more families of , then the tribe of Simeon.
  2. In verses 9-10, the list pauses for .
  3. granted his request.
  4. In the days of Hezekiah, some of them went looking for for their flocks.
  5. They found good land that was wide, , and peaceful, and they settled there after taking it from those living there (4:41).

Think About It

  1. Jabez brought his needs straight to God. What is something you can bring to God in prayer this week?

  2. Jabez asked to be kept from evil so he would not cause pain. How can you pray for God to keep you from doing harm to others?

Memory Verse

“Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” God granted him that which he requested.”

1 Chronicles 4:10 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean that God's hand was with Jabez?
  • How can a hard start become a story of God's grace?

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1 Chronicles 4 · Grade 5

An Honorable Man Who Prayed

Name Date

Read and Think

The genealogy of Judah continues in chapter 4 with clans, towns, and trades: the house of linen workers, the potters who lived there with the king for his work, and many family heads. Lists like these remind readers that God's people were made up of real families in real places.

Verses 9-10 stand out. Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, though his mother named him with a word linked to sorrow. He called on the God of Israel with a bold prayer: that God would bless him indeed, enlarge his border, keep His hand with him, and keep him from evil so that he would not cause pain. The verse ends simply: God granted him that which he requested.

The chapter closes with Simeon, whose towns were around Beersheba. In Hezekiah's day some Simeonites searched for pasture, found rich land, and settled there after striking those living there (4:41-43). The Chronicler records it as part of how the tribes came to live where they did.

Show What You Know

  1. What do lists of trades and towns remind readers?

  2. What was Jabez's name linked to?

  3. Why did Jabez ask to be kept from evil?

  4. How does verse 10 end?

  5. Where were Simeon's towns?

Crossword

43125

Across

  1. These are the ____ of the Zorathites
  2. To seek ____ for their flocks

Down

  1. The sons of Shelah the son of ____
  2. ____ was more honorable than his brothers
  3. Oh that you would ____ me indeed

Think About It

  1. Jabez's prayer asked for God's presence and protection, not only for more. How can your prayers ask for God's hand to be with you?

  2. Jabez's name began with sorrow, but his life was marked by prayer. How can God bring good from a hard beginning?

Memory Verse

Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother named him Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him with sorrow.”

1 Chronicles 4:9 (WEB)

Copy It

Prayer

Dear God, thank You for hearing my prayers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you pray for God to keep you from causing pain?
  • What is one prayer you will bring to God each day?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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