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THE MESSAGE
1 Samuel 31:3
The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range and wounded him badly. Saul said to his weapon bearer, "Draw your sword and put me out of my misery, lest these pagan pigs come and make a game out of killing me." But his weapon bearer wouldn't do it. He was terrified. So Saul took the sword himself and fell on it. When the weapon bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, and his weapon bearer—the men closest to him—died together that day. When the Israelites in the valley opposite and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that their army was in full retreat and that Saul and his sons were dead, they left their cities and ran for their lives. The Philistines moved in and occupied the sites. The next day, when the Philistines came to rob the dead, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor. Then they spread the good news all through Philistine country in the shrines of their idols and among the people. They displayed his armor in the shrine of the Ashtoreth. They nailed his corpse to the wall at Beth Shan. The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul. Their valiant men sprang into action. They traveled all night, took the corpses of Saul and his three sons from the wall at Beth Shan, and carried them back to Jabesh and burned off the flesh. They then buried the bones under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted in mourning for seven days.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.
Hebrew Names Version
The battle went sore against Sha'ul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
The battle went sore against Sha'ul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
King James Version
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
Lexham English Bible
Saul was in the thick of the battle, and the archers spotted him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
Saul was in the thick of the battle, and the archers spotted him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
English Standard Version
The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.
New Century Version
The fighting was heavy around Saul. The archers shot him, and he was badly wounded.
The fighting was heavy around Saul. The archers shot him, and he was badly wounded.
New English Translation
Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.
Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; the archers spotted him and wounded him severely.
Amplified Bible
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.
New American Standard Bible
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was gravely wounded by the archers.
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was gravely wounded by the archers.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.
And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
Contemporary English Version
The fighting was fierce around Saul, and he was badly wounded by enemy arrows.
The fighting was fierce around Saul, and he was badly wounded by enemy arrows.
Complete Jewish Bible
The fighting went hard against Sha'ul; then the archers overtook and wounded him, so that he was in agony.
The fighting went hard against Sha'ul; then the archers overtook and wounded him, so that he was in agony.
Darby Translation
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
Easy-to-Read Version
The battle grew even more intense around Saul. The archers closed in on Saul and wounded him with many arrows.
The battle grew even more intense around Saul. The archers closed in on Saul and wounded him with many arrows.
George Lamsa Translation
And the battle was intense against Saul, and the archers overtook him with bows, and he was exceedingly afraid of the archers.
And the battle was intense against Saul, and the archers overtook him with bows, and he was exceedingly afraid of the archers.
Good News Translation
The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he himself was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded.
The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he himself was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded.
Literal Translation
And the battle went hard against Saul. And the archers, men with the bow, found him and he was sorely wounded by the archers.
And the battle went hard against Saul. And the archers, men with the bow, found him and he was sorely wounded by the archers.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the battayll was sore agaynst Saul, & the archers fell vpon him with bowes, and he was sore wounded of the archers.
And the battayll was sore agaynst Saul, & the archers fell vpon him with bowes, and he was sore wounded of the archers.
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.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
Bible in Basic English
And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.
And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the battaile went sore against Saul, the archers with bowes found him, and he was fore afrayde of the archers.
And when the battaile went sore against Saul, the archers with bowes found him, and he was fore afrayde of the archers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.
And the battle went sore against Saul, an the archers overtook him; and he was in great anguish by reason of the archers.
King James Version (1611)
And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was sore wounded of the archers.
And the battell went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was sore wounded of the archers.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the battle prevails against Saul, and the shooters with arrows, even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the ribs.
And the battle prevails against Saul, and the shooters with arrows, even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the ribs.
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.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
Berean Standard Bible
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And al the weiyte of batel was turned `in to Saul; and men archeris pursueden hym, and he was woundid greetli of the archeris.
And al the weiyte of batel was turned `in to Saul; and men archeris pursueden hym, and he was woundid greetli of the archeris.
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;
And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;
Update Bible Version
And the battle went intensely against Saul, and the archers, men with the bow, overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
And the battle went intensely against Saul, and the archers, men with the bow, 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.
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 sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
New King James Version
The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.
New Living Translation
The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.
The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.
New Life Bible
The battle went against Saul. The men who used the bow hit him with arrows and hurt him very much.
The battle went against Saul. The men who used the bow hit him with arrows and hurt him very much.
New Revised Standard
The battle pressed hard upon Saul; the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by them.
The battle pressed hard upon Saul; the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers discovered him, - and he was terrified at the archers.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers discovered him, - and he was terrified at 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.
And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.
Revised Standard Version
The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was badly wounded by the archers.
Contextual Overview
1The Philistines made war on Israel. The men of Israel were in full retreat from the Philistines, falling left and right, wounded on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines caught up with Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons. 3The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range and wounded him badly. Saul said to his weapon bearer, "Draw your sword and put me out of my misery, lest these pagan pigs come and make a game out of killing me." But his weapon bearer wouldn't do it. He was terrified. So Saul took the sword himself and fell on it. When the weapon bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, and his weapon bearer—the men closest to him—died together that day. When the Israelites in the valley opposite and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that their army was in full retreat and that Saul and his sons were dead, they left their cities and ran for their lives. The Philistines moved in and occupied the sites. The next day, when the Philistines came to rob the dead, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor. Then they spread the good news all through Philistine country in the shrines of their idols and among the people. They displayed his armor in the shrine of the Ashtoreth. They nailed his corpse to the wall at Beth Shan. The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul. Their valiant men sprang into action. They traveled all night, took the corpses of Saul and his three sons from the wall at Beth Shan, and carried them back to Jabesh and burned off the flesh. They then buried the bones under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted in mourning for seven days. 5Saul and Jonathan, Dead on the Mountain The Philistines made war on Israel. The men of Israel were in full retreat from the Philistines, falling left and right, wounded on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines caught up with Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons. The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range and wounded him badly. Saul said to his weapon bearer, "Draw your sword and put me out of my misery, lest these pagan pigs come and make a game out of killing me." But his weapon bearer wouldn't do it. He was terrified. So Saul took the sword himself and fell on it. When the weapon bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, and his weapon bearer—the men closest to him—died together that day. When the Israelites in the valley opposite and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that their army was in full retreat and that Saul and his sons were dead, they left their cities and ran for their lives. The Philistines moved in and occupied the sites. The next day, when the Philistines came to rob the dead, they found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa. They cut off Saul's head and stripped off his armor. Then they spread the good news all through Philistine country in the shrines of their idols and among the people. They displayed his armor in the shrine of the Ashtoreth. They nailed his corpse to the wall at Beth Shan. The people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul. Their valiant men sprang into action. They traveled all night, took the corpses of Saul and his three sons from the wall at Beth Shan, and carried them back to Jabesh and burned off the flesh. They then buried the bones under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted in mourning for seven days. 6Saul and Jonathan, Dead on the Mountain The Philistines made war on Israel. The men of Israel were in full retreat from the Philistines, falling left and right, wounded on Mount Gilboa. The Philistines caught up with Saul and his sons. They killed Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua, Saul's sons. The battle was hot and heavy around Saul. The archers got his range and wounded him badly. Saul said to his weapon bearer, "Draw your sword and put me out of my misery, lest these pagan pigs come and make a game out of killing me." But his weapon bearer wouldn't do it. He was terrified. So Saul took the sword himself and fell on it. When the weapon bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him. So Saul, his three sons, and his weapon bearer—the men closest to him—died together that day. 7 When the Israelites in the valley opposite and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that their army was in full retreat and that Saul and his sons were dead, they left their cities and ran for their lives. The Philistines moved in and occupied the sites.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
went sore: 2 Samuel 1:4, Amos 2:14
archers hit him: Heb. shooters, men with bows, found him, Genesis 49:23, 1 Kings 22:34
Reciprocal: Judges 8:21 - Rise thou 1 Chronicles 10:3 - went Psalms 7:16 - General Psalms 21:8 - General Psalms 64:8 - all that Proverbs 17:13 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 21:22
At about that same time, Abimelech and the captain of his troops, Phicol, spoke to Abraham: "No matter what you do, God is on your side. So swear to me that you won't do anything underhanded to me or any of my family. For as long as you live here, swear that you'll treat me and my land as well as I've treated you."
At about that same time, Abimelech and the captain of his troops, Phicol, spoke to Abraham: "No matter what you do, God is on your side. So swear to me that you won't do anything underhanded to me or any of my family. For as long as you live here, swear that you'll treat me and my land as well as I've treated you."
Genesis 28:13
Then God was right before him, saying, "I am God , the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. I'm giving the ground on which you are sleeping to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will be as the dust of the Earth; they'll stretch from west to east and from north to south. All the families of the Earth will bless themselves in you and your descendants. Yes. I'll stay with you, I'll protect you wherever you go, and I'll bring you back to this very ground. I'll stick with you until I've done everything I promised you."
Then God was right before him, saying, "I am God , the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac. I'm giving the ground on which you are sleeping to you and to your descendants. Your descendants will be as the dust of the Earth; they'll stretch from west to east and from north to south. All the families of the Earth will bless themselves in you and your descendants. Yes. I'll stay with you, I'll protect you wherever you go, and I'll bring you back to this very ground. I'll stick with you until I've done everything I promised you."
Genesis 30:25
After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, "Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. You know how hard I've worked for you."
After Rachel had had Joseph, Jacob spoke to Laban, "Let me go back home. Give me my wives and children for whom I've served you. You know how hard I've worked for you."
Genesis 31:3
That's when God said to Jacob, "Go back home where you were born. I'll go with you."
That's when God said to Jacob, "Go back home where you were born. I'll go with you."
Genesis 31:22
Three days later, Laban got the news: "Jacob's run off." Laban rounded up his relatives and chased after him. Seven days later they caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. That night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and said, "Be careful what you do to Jacob, whether good or bad."
Three days later, Laban got the news: "Jacob's run off." Laban rounded up his relatives and chased after him. Seven days later they caught up with him in the hill country of Gilead. That night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and said, "Be careful what you do to Jacob, whether good or bad."
Genesis 35:1
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau."
God spoke to Jacob: "Go back to Bethel. Stay there and build an altar to the God who revealed himself to you when you were running for your life from your brother Esau."
Genesis 50:24
At the end, Joseph said to his brothers, "I am ready to die. God will most certainly pay you a visit and take you out of this land and back to the land he so solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
At the end, Joseph said to his brothers, "I am ready to die. God will most certainly pay you a visit and take you out of this land and back to the land he so solemnly promised to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
Psalms 46:1
A Song of the Sons of Korah God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God -of-Angel-Armies protects us.
A Song of the Sons of Korah God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need him. We stand fearless at the cliff-edge of doom, courageous in seastorm and earthquake, Before the rush and roar of oceans, the tremors that shift mountains. Jacob-wrestling God fights for us, God -of-Angel-Armies protects us.
Hebrews 13:5
Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you," we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
Don't be obsessed with getting more material things. Be relaxed with what you have. Since God assured us, "I'll never let you down, never walk off and leave you," we can boldly quote, God is there, ready to help; I'm fearless no matter what. Who or what can get to me?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the battle went sore against Saul,.... Pressed heavy upon him; he was the butt of the Philistines, they aimed at his person and life:
and the archers hit him; or "found him" a; the place where was, and directed their arrows at him:
and he was sore wounded of the archers; or rather "he was afraid" of them, as the Targum, for as yet he was not wounded; and so the Syriac and Arabic versions render it, and is the sense Kimchi and Ben Melech give of the word: he was not afraid of death, as Abarbinel observes, he chose to die; but he was afraid he should be hit by the archers in such a way that he should not die immediately, and should be taken alive and ill used; the Philistines, especially the Cherethites, were famous for archery; :-.
a וימצאהו "et inveserust cum", Pagninus, Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
He was sore wounded - Better, “he was sore afraid” (compare Deuteronomy 2:25). Saul’s fear is explained in 1 Samuel 31:4.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 1 Samuel 31:3. He was sore wounded of the archers. — It is likely that Saul's sons were slain by the archers, and that Saul was now mortally wounded by the same. Houbigant translates, The archers rushed upon him, from whom he received a grievous wound. He farther remarks that had not Saul been grievously wounded, and beyond hope of recovery, he would not have wished his armour-bearer to despatch him; as he might have continued still to fight, or have made his escape from this most disastrous battle. Some of the versions render it, He FEARED the archers greatly; but this is by no means likely.
