3The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.


In Context

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.

2 The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

3 The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.

4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.

1st Samuel 31:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

31:3And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

31:3And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him — men with bow — and he is pained greatly by the archers;