KJV King James Version
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 31:3
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore 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 critically.
WEB World English Bible
The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly 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 greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him—men with bow—and he is pained greatly by the archers;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 31
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 upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul’s sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.
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וַתִּכְבַּ֤דH3513 · ka.vadto honor: honourהַמִּלְחָמָה֙H4421 · mil.cha.mahbattleאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּH4672 · ma.tsato findהַמּוֹרִ֖יםH3384 · ya.rato shootאֲנָשִׁ֣יםH582 · e.noshhumanבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתH7198 · qe.shetbowוַיָּ֥חֶלH2342 · chulto twist: trembleמְאֹ֖דH3966 · me.odmuchמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃H3384 · ya.rato shoot
Cross-references
2 Samuel 1:6And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after 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:Genesis 49:23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him], and hated him:1 Kings 22:34And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.2 Samuel 1:4And 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.
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