Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him. New Living Translation The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him. English Standard Version The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers. Berean Standard Bible When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him. King James Bible And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. New King James Version The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. New American Standard Bible The battle became severe against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers. NASB 1995 The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. NASB 1977 And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. Legacy Standard Bible And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was wounded by the archers. Amplified Bible The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was [mortally] wounded by the archers. Christian Standard Bible When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him. American Standard Version And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the battle prevailed against Shaul, and the men archers who are very skillful to shoot with a bow found him, and when Shaul saw them, he was very afraid of their presence. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows. Contemporary English Version The fighting was fierce around Saul, and he was badly wounded by enemy arrows. Douay-Rheims Bible And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows. English Revised Version And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. GOD'S WORD® Translation The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was wounded by them. Good News Translation The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded. International Standard Version The heaviest fighting was against Saul, and when the archers who were shooting located Saul, he was gravely wounded by them. JPS Tanakh 1917 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was in anguish by reason of the archers. Literal Standard Version And the battle [is] heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting, Majority Standard Bible When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him. New American Bible the fury of the battle converged on Saul. Then the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded. NET Bible The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him. New Revised Standard Version The battle pressed hard on Saul; and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers. New Heart English Bible The battle grew fierce against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers. Webster's Bible Translation And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. World English Bible The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. 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, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Saul's Overthrow and Death…2The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 3When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him. 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.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 10:2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul's sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. 1 Chronicles 10:4 Then 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. Treasury of Scripture And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. went 1 Samuel 31:3-6 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers… 2 Samuel 1:4-10 And 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… Amos 2:14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself: archers [heb] shooters with bows Genesis 49:23,24 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: … Jump to Previous Anguish Archers Battle Bow Distressed Fierce Fight Fighting Find Found Grew Hard Heavy Hit Overtook Pressed Prevailed Reason Saul Shooting Sore Terrified WoundedJump to Next Anguish Archers Battle Bow Distressed Fierce Fight Fighting Find Found Grew Hard Heavy Hit Overtook Pressed Prevailed Reason Saul Shooting Sore Terrified Wounded1 Chronicles 10 1. Saul's overthrow and death8. The Philistines triumph over Saul 11. The kindness of Jabesh Gilead toward Saul and his sons 13. Saul's sin for which the kingdom was transferred from him to David (3) The battle went sore against Saul.--Literally, was heavy upon (Samuel, "unto") him, like a burden weighing him to the earth. And the archers hit him.--Literally, And they that shoot with the bow came upon him; and he shuddered (Sam., "greatly") before the shooters. "He shuddered or trembled" (Deuteronomy 2:25). The verb is properly to writhe, travail (Isaiah 23:4). Saul's deadly terror was natural. He believed himself forsaken of God, and stood now, after a lost battle, beset by murderous foes, whom he could not reach. There was no chance of a fair hand to hand encounter. The Heb. word for "archers" is the same in both places in Sam. (morim); here a rarer form (yorim, 2Chronicles 35:23) fills the second place. The Philistines were from Egypt, and the bow was a favourite Egyptian arm. The hieroglyph for "soldier" (menfat) is a man with bow and quiver. Verse 3. - The archers hit him. The literal translation would be, the shooters, men with the bow, found him. The context makes it plain that the meaning is that the arrows of the pursuers rather than the pursuers themselves "found" him, and these made him argue all the rest. To this our Authorized Version has jumped by the one word "hit" him. It is evident from ver. 8 that the Philistines did not find the body of Saul to recognize it till next day. And he was wounded of the archers. The radical meaning of the verb (חוּל) is rather "to twist" (torquere) or "be twisted," "writhe" (torqueri). And the meaning here is in harmony with it, that Saul trembled from fear or writhed with the pain already inflicted of the arrows. Hence the parallel passage couples with this same verb, the adverb מְאֹך.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4421: A battle, war intensified וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד (wat·tiḵ·baḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Saul, שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites the archers הַמּוֹרִ֣ים (ham·mō·w·rîm) Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach overtook him וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּ (way·yim·ṣā·’u·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present and wounded him וַיָּ֖חֶל (way·yā·ḥel) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert critically. הַיּוֹרִֽים׃ (hay·yō·w·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach Links 1 Chronicles 10:3 NIV1 Chronicles 10:3 NLT 1 Chronicles 10:3 ESV 1 Chronicles 10:3 NASB 1 Chronicles 10:3 KJV 1 Chronicles 10:3 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 10:3 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 10:3 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 10:3 French Bible 1 Chronicles 10:3 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 10:3 The battle went sore against Saul (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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