The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him.
Parallel translations
- WEB The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
- KJV And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
- BSB When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
- NKJV The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.
- NASB The battle became severe against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers.
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The battle turns against Saul, and archers wound him severely. It depicts the king cornered and gravely hurt.
Overview
Saul is overtaken by the Philistine archers and badly wounded. The narrative tightens around the doomed king, conveying the hopelessness of his situation. The Chronicler presents Saul's end soberly, neither glorifying nor mocking him, but showing the ruin that came upon a king who had turned from the Lord.
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Cross-references · 4
- 2 Sam 1:4–10David said to him, “How did it go? Please tell me.” He answered, “The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people also have fallen and are dead. Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.”
- 1 Sam 31:3–6The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.
- Amos 2:14Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won’t strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
- Gen 49:23–24The archers have severely grieved him, shot at him, and persecute him:
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