1 Kings 8:57

Easy-to-Read Version

I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us

Hebrew Names Version
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

King James Version
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

English Standard Version
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers. May he not leave us or forsake us,

New Century Version
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us,

New English Translation
May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he not abandon us or leave us.

Amplified Bible
"May the LORD our God be with us as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor abandon us [to our enemies],

New American Standard Bible
"May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us nor forsake us,

Geneva Bible (1587)
The Lorde our God be with vs, as he was with our fathers, that he forsake vs not, neither leaue vs,

Legacy Standard Bible
May Yahweh our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not forsake us or abandon us,

Contemporary English Version
The Lord our God was with our ancestors to help them, and I pray that he will be with us and never abandon us.

Complete Jewish Bible
May Adonai our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors. May he never leave us or abandon us.

Darby Translation
Jehovah our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not forsake us nor cast us off:

George Lamsa Translation
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not leave us nor forsake us;

Good News Translation
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us;

Lexham English Bible
May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our ancestors, and may he not leave us or abandon us,

Literal Translation
Jehovah our God is with us as He has been with our fathers; He shall not forsake us or leave us,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE oure God be with vs, as he hath bene with oure fathers, and forsake vs not,

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

Bible in Basic English
Now may the Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers; let him never go away from us or give us up;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
The Lorde our God be with vs, as he was with our fathers, and forsake vs not, neither leaue vs:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; let Him not leave us, nor forsake us;

King James Version (1611)
The Lord our God be with vs, as he was with our fathers: let him not leaue vs, nor forsake vs:

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
May the Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; let him not desert us nor turn from us,

English Revised Version
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

Berean Standard Bible
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us or forsake us.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Oure Lord God be with vs, as he was with oure fadris, and forsake not vs, nether caste awey;

Young's Literal Translation
`Jehovah our God is with us as He hath been with our fathers; He doth not forsake us nor leave us;

Update Bible Version
Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

World English Bible
Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

New King James Version
May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,

New Living Translation
May the Lord our God be with us as he was with our ancestors; may he never leave us or abandon us.

New Life Bible
May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us alone.

New Revised Standard
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our ancestors; may he not leave us or abandon us,

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, - let him not leave us, nor forsake us;

Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers, and not leave us, nor cast us off:

Revised Standard Version
The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers; may he not leave us or forsake us;

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers; may He not leave us or forsake us,

Contextual Overview

⁵⁴ When Solomon prayed this prayer to the Lord , he was on his knees in front of the Lord 's altar and his arms were raised toward heaven. When he finished praying, he stood up. ⁵⁵ Then, in a loud voice, he asked God to bless all the people of Israel. Solomon said, ⁵⁶ "Praise the Lord ! He promised to give rest to his people, Israel. And he has given us rest! He used his servant Moses and made many good promises to the people of Israel. And he has kept every one of them! ⁵⁷ I pray that the Lord our God will be with us, as he was with our ancestors. I pray that he will never leave us. ⁵⁸ I pray that we will turn to him and follow him. Then we will obey all the laws, decisions, and commands that he gave our ancestors. ⁵⁹ I pray that the Lord our God will always remember this prayer and what I have asked. I pray that he will do these things for his servant, the king, and for his people, Israel. I pray that he will do this every day. ⁶⁰ If he will do these things, all the people of the world will know that the Lord is the only true God. ⁶¹ You people must be loyal and true to the Lord our God. You must always follow and obey all of his laws and commands. You must continue to obey in the future as you do now."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 31:6, Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:5, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:9, 2 Chronicles 32:7, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Isaiah 8:10, Isaiah 41:10, Matthew 1:23, Matthew 28:20, Romans 8:31, Hebrews 13:5

Reciprocal: Genesis 28:15 - for I Nehemiah 9:17 - forsookest Daniel 2:23 - O thou

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord our God be with us as he was with our fathers,.... 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, Joshua 1:5.