1 Chronicles 10:3

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

In Context

2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.

4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 31:3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.

Amos 2:14Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 10:2-8

The Death of Saul. ( b. c. 1400.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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