1 Samuel 12:7

Translations

Modern

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

Traditional

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the Lord of all the righteous acts of the Lord, which he did to you and to your fathers.

Literal

And now station yourselves, and I will judge with you before the face of YHWH concerning all the righteous acts of YHWH that He did for you for you your fathers.

Latin

Nunc ergo state, ut judicio contendam adversum vos coram Domino de omnibus misericordiis Domini quas fecit vobiscum et cum patribus vestris:

Original

Hebrew

English

Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.

Notes

1 Samuel 12:6–25

In 1 Samuel 12:1–5, Samuel examined himself and was found innocent. In 1 Samuel 12:6–25, he examined the nation and found it guilty.

1 Samuel 12:1–25

The confirmation of Saul as king at Gilgal was the last step in making him king (1 Samuel 11:12–15). It was also a suitable time for Samuel to give his farewell speech as Israel's leader.

Theme notes and profiles

Samuel

Events

Reign of Saul

Related verses

Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
Acts 17:3
…explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to you is the Christ,” he declared.
Isaiah 5:3–4
“And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard.
Ezekiel 18:25–30
Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear now, O house of Israel: Is it My way that is unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
Micah 6:1–5
Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
Judges 5:11
…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

Glossary

Bethel (Place), Bethelite Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Christian Minister: Character and Attributes of Stillness The Righteousness of God: Exhibited in His Acts

1 Samuel 12:7

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