1 Kings 8:57
Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers,—let him not leave us, nor forsake us;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 31:6Be firm and bold, do not fear nor tremble because of them,—for Yahweh thy God, it is who is going with thee, he will not fail thee nor forsake thee.
Joshua 1:5No man shall stand before thee, all the days of thy life,—as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, neither will I forsake thee.
1 Samuel 12:22For Yahweh will not give up his people, because of his great name, for Yahweh was minded to make you his people.
2 Chronicles 32:7Be strong and bold, do not fear neither be dismayed, because of the king of Assyria, nor because of all the multitude that is with him,—for, with us, is One greater than with him:
Psalms 46:11Yahweh of hosts, is with us, A high tower for us, is the God of Jacob. [Selah.]
Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for with thee, I am! Look not around, for, I, am thy God,—I have emboldened thee, Yea I have helped thee, Yea I have upheld thee with my righteous right-hand.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 8:55-62
Solomon Blesses and Exhorts the People. ( b. c. 1003.) 54 And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the Lord , he arose from before the altar of the Lord , from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven. 55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying, 56 Blessed 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… Read the whole commentary →