KJV King James Version
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
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1 Chronicles 10:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
WEB World English Bible
The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
ASV American Standard Version
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 10
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together.
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וַתִּכְבַּ֤דH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourהַמִּלְחָמָה֙H4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleעַל־H5921 · aluponשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּH4672 · ma.tsato findהַמּוֹרִ֣יםH3384 · ya.rato shootבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbowוַיָּ֖חֶלH2342 · chulto twist: trembleמִן־H4480 · minfromהַיּוֹרִֽים׃H3384 · ya.rato shoot
Cross-references
1 Samuel 31:3-6And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.2 Samuel 1:4-10And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.Genesis 49:23-24The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:Amos 2:14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
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