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1 Kings 8:57

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 8:57 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
1 Kings 8:57 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 8

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
54And it was so, that, when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto Jehovah, he arose from before the altar of Jehovah, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread forth toward heaven.
55And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
56Blessed be Jehovah, 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 Moses his servant.
57Jehovah 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 ordinances, which he commanded our fathers.
59And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before Jehovah, be nigh unto Jehovah our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel, as every day shall require;
60that all the peoples of the earth may know that Jehovah, he is God; there is none else.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers, etc.] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and those that came out of Egypt, and especially that entered into the land of Canaan under Joshua, and subdued it; as the Lord had been with them to guide and direct them, protect and defend them, succeed and prosper them, so Solomon desires he might be with them: nothing is more desirable than the presence of God; Solomon could not have prayed for a greater blessing for himself and his people; the Targum is, “let the Word of the Lord our God be for our help, as he was for the help of our fathers:” let him not leave us, nor forsake us: this was no doubt a prayer of faith, founded upon a divine promise,…”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“8:57-61 Solomon asked that God continue to be with his people and mold them into an obedient and faithful nation. Through God’s grace and their faithfulness, Israel could experience God’s righteous justice and teach people all over the earth that the Lord alone is God.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 31:6, Deu 31:8; Jos 1:5, Jos 1:9; Ch1 28:9; Ch2 32:7, Ch2 32:8; Psa 46:7, Psa 46:11; Isa 8:10; Isa 41:10; Mat 1:23, Mat 28:20; Rom 8:31; Heb 13:5 3 Kings (1 Kings) 8:58”
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