Context 3The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it. 5When his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword and died with him. 6Thus Saul died with his three sons, his armor bearer, and all his men on that day together. 7When the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, with those who were beyond the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned the cities and fled; then the Philistines came and lived in them. 8It came about on the next day when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people. 10They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 11Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men rose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. 13They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. Douay-Rheims Bible And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers. Darby Bible Translation And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers. English Revised Version And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. Webster's Bible Translation And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers. World English Bible The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. 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; Library Scythopolis. Beth-Shean, the Beginning of Galilee. The bonds of Galilee were, "on the south, Samaris and Scythopolis, unto the flood of Jordan." Scythopolis is the same with Beth-shean, of which is no seldom mention in the Holy Scriptures, Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10. "Bethsaine (saith Josephus), called by the Greeks Scythopolis." It was distant but a little way from Jordan, seated in the entrance to a great valley: for so the same author writes, "Having passed Jordan, they came to a great plain, where lies before you the city Bethsane," … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Jews and Gentiles in "The Land" Samuel Links 1 Samuel 31:3 NIV • 1 Samuel 31:3 NLT • 1 Samuel 31:3 ESV • 1 Samuel 31:3 NASB • 1 Samuel 31:3 KJV • 1 Samuel 31:3 Bible Apps • 1 Samuel 31:3 Parallel • Bible Hub |
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