John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 8:57

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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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, (<060105>Joshua 1:5).

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