Verse
1 Kings 8:57 — The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not…
“The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:”
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The verses around 1 Kings 8:57.
55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56Blessed 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.
57The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
58That 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.
59And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the Lord, be nigh unto the Lord our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
Verse explanation
He prays that God will remain with them as He was with their ancestors, never abandoning them.
From the 1 Kings 8 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Kings 8:57 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor nosso Deus seja comnosco, como foi com nossos paes; não nos desampare, e não nos deixe.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Seja conosco o SENHOR, nosso Deus, como foi com nossos antepassados; que ele não nos desampare, nem nos deixe;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Que el Señor, nuestro Dios, esté con nosotros como lo estuvo con nuestros antepasados. Que nunca nos deje ni nos abandone.
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