1 Samuel 31:3
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
In context
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
2 The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
4 Then 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.
5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.
1 Samuel 31:3 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
- KJV King James Version
- And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
- WEB World English Bible
- The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
- ASV 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.
- YLT 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;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.