1 Kings 8:57 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Kings 8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

1 Kings 8:56 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 promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.

1 Kings 8:57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

1 Kings 8:58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

1 Kings 8:59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "lord", "fathers", "leave", and "forsake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "fathers", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 56's "Blessed be the LORD that hath given..." into verse 58's "That he may incline our hearts unto...", so "lord" and "fathers" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "fathers" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.