1 Kings 8:57

1 Kings 8:57 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us,
• New King James Version (NKJV)May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,
• New Living Translation (NLT)May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.

Context of 1 Kings 8:57

55He stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying: 56“Praise be to the Lord, who has given rest to his people Israel just as he promised. Not one word has failed of all the good promises he gave through his servant Moses. May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us nor forsake us. 58May he turn our hearts to him, to walk in obedience to him and keep the commands, decrees and laws he gave our ancestors. 59And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the Lord, be near to the Lord our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need,

1 Kings 8:57 word by word

יְהִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ אַל־יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּ וְאַֽל־יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• be with us, as he was with our fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• let him not leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• us, nor forsakeנָטַשׁnâţash · to leaveH5203

Cross-references for 1 Kings 8:57

• Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
• Joshua 1:5No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.
• 2 Chronicles 32:7“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged because of the king of Assyria and the vast army with him, for there is a greater power with us than with him.
• Psalms 46:7The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.
• Isaiah 8:10Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
• Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Matthew 1:23“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”).
• Matthew 28:20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
• Romans 8:31What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

Commentaries on 1 Kings 8:57

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-61Verses 54-61 Never was a congregation dismissed with what was more likely to affect them, and to abide with them. What Solomon asks for in this prayer, is still granted in the intercession of Christ, of which his supplication was a type. We shall receive grace sufficient, suitable, and seasonable, in every time of need. No human heart is of itself willing to obey the gospel call to repentance, faith, and newness of life, walking in all the commandments of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-61Solomon asked God to stay with his people and help them become obedient and faithful. With God's grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God's justice and show everyone that the Lord alone is God.Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Kings 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings