1 Kings 8:57 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“The Lord our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:”

1 Kings 8:57 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 8:57 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 8:57 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“May Yahweh our God be with us as he was with our fathers. Let him not leave us or forsake us,”

1 Kings 8:57 — World English Bible

1 Kings 8:57 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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

1 Kings 8:57 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Jehovah our God is with us as He hath been with our fathers; He doth not forsake us nor leave us;”

1 Kings 8:57 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 8:57 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

1 Kings 8:57 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 8:57 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord our God be with vs, as he was with our fathers, that he forsake vs not, neither leaue vs,”

1 Kings 8:57 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 8:57 in Context — 1 Kings 8

55 Y puesto en pie, bendijo á toda la congregación de Israel, diciendo en voz alta:

56 Bendito sea Jehová, que ha dado reposo á su pueblo Israel, conforme á todo lo que él había dicho; ninguna palabra de todas sus promesas que expresó por Moisés su siervo, ha faltado.

57 Sea con nosotros Jehová nuestro Dios, como fué con nuestros padres; y no nos desampare, ni nos deje;

58 Incline nuestro corazón hacia sí, para que andemos en todos sus caminos, y guardemos sus mandamientos y sus estatutos y sus derechos, los cuales mandó á nuestros padres.

59 Y que estas mis palabras con que he orado delante de Jehová, estén cerca de Jehová nuestro Dios de día y de noche, para que él proteja la causa de su siervo, y de su pueblo Israel, cada cosa en su tiempo;

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What Does 1 Kings 8:57 Mean?

1 Kings 8:57 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 8. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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