Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD — Samuel calls the people to stand before God while he rehearses 'the righteous acts' (tzidkot) or 'acts of salvation' that God has performed for Israel. The verb 'reason' (shupatim, to judge or plead) suggests that Samuel will make a legal case for God's faithfulness. which he did to you and to your fathers — the righteous acts span generations, from the fathers to the present people.

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