1 Kings 8:57
in 1 Kings 8May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
KJV
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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This verse in 1 Kings 8
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
); let him not leave us, let him be to us to day, and to ours for ever, what he was to those that went before us." 2. The power of his grace upon them: " Let him be with us, and continue with us, not that he may enlarge our coasts and increase our wealth, but that he may incline our hearts to himself, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, "
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהִ֨י | yehi | may he be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| עִמָּ֔נוּ | ʾimanu | with us | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר | kaasher | just as | H834 → | 5497 times |
| הָיָ֖ה | hayah | he was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּ | ʾavoteinu | ancestors our | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּ | yaazvenu | he forsake us | H5800 → | 215 times |
| וְאַֽל־ | veal- | and may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃ | yiteshenu | he abandon us | H5203 → |
יְהִ֨יmay he be
yehiH1961 →3559 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙God our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
עִמָּ֔נוּwith us
ʾimanuH5973 →1050 times
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust as
kaasherH834 →5497 times
הָיָ֖הhe was
hayahH1961 →3559 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
אֲבֹתֵ֑ינוּancestors our
ʾavoteinuH1 →1212 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
יַעַזְבֵ֖נוּhe forsake us
yaazvenuH5800 →215 times
וְאַֽל־and may not
veal-H408 →724 times
יִטְּשֵֽׁנוּ׃he abandon us
yiteshenuH5203 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 31:6Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
it leads to
- Joshua 1:9
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Joshua 1:9
Through
Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
it leads to
- Joshua 1:5
No one shall stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so will I be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD Himself goes before you; He will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.”
- Joshua 1:5
Through
Joshua 1:9Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
it leads to
- Genesis 28:15
Look, I am with you, and I will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what…
- Jeremiah 1:7–8
But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.
- Psalms 27:1–2
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Joshua 1:6–7
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.
- Genesis 28:15
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings

This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
