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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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsJehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.
`Jehovah our God is with us as He hath been with our fathers; He doth not forsake us nor leave us;
Jehovah ourGod be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile