1 Kings 8 · Verse 57

1 Kings 8:57

The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
1 Kings 8:57, King James Version

1 Kings 8:57 in other translations

BSBMay the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.
WEBMay the LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us,
ASVJehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
YLT‘Jehovah our God is with us as He hath been with our fathers; He doth not forsake us nor leave us;
DARBYJehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:
BBENow may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;
WebsterThe LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

What does 1 Kings 8:57 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 8:54-61

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…

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1 Kings 8:57 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְהִ֨יye.Himay he beH1961
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuGod ourH430
עִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuwith usH5973
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sherjust asH834
הָיָ֖הha.Yahhe wasH1961
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuancestors ourH1
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּya.'az.Ve.nuhe forsake usH5800
וְאַֽל\־ve.'al-and may notH408
יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ\׃yi.te.She.nuhe abandon usH5203

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 8:57

  • Joshua 1:5

    There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Deuteronomy 31:6

    Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Deuteronomy 31:8

    And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • Joshua 1:9

    Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

  • 1 Samuel 12:22

    For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name’s sake: because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people.

  • Matthew 1:23

    Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • Romans 8:31

    What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:7-8

    Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.

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De 31:6,8; Jos 1:5,9; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 32:7,8; Ps 46:7,11; Isa 8:10
Isa 41:10; Mt 1:23; 28:20; Ro 8:31; Heb 13:5

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Context

  • 1 Kings 8:56

    Blessed be the Lord, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

  • 1 Kings 8:57

    The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

  • 1 Kings 8:58

    That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

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1 Kings 8:57 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sea con nosotros Jehová nuestro Dios, como fué con nuestros padres; y no nos desampare, ni nos deje;
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, soit avec nous comme il a été avec nos pères, (qu’il ne nous abandonne pas et ne nous délaisse pas)
German
Elberfelder 1871
Jehova, unser Gott, sei mit uns, so wie er mit unseren Vätern gewesen ist; er verlasse uns nicht und verstoße uns nicht:
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sit Dominus Deus noster nobiscum, sicut fuit cum patribus nostris, non derelinquens nos, neque projiciens.