1 Samuel 31:3

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

Berean Standard Bible

In The King James Version

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore 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 run me through 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

Genesis 49:23The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

2 Samuel 1:6“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

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 Samuel 31:2-8

The Death of Saul. ( b. c. 1055.) 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 Melchi-shua, 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… Read the whole commentary →

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