1 Chronicles 10:3

Translations

Modern

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

Traditional

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

Literal

And the battle was heavy against Saul, and those shooting with the bow found him, and he was wounded by those shooting.

Latin

Et aggravatum est prælium contra Saul, inveneruntque eum sagittarii, et vulneraverunt jaculis.

Original

Hebrew

English

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.

Notes

1 Chronicles 10:1–14

The story of Israel as a kingdom starts with Saul's death. Saul did not achieve God's plans for him as king or for Israel as a nation. His death made way for David, whom the Chronicler saw as Israel's first true king.

Theme notes and profiles

Saul

Related verses

1 Samuel 31:3–6
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
2 Samuel 1:4–10
“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
Genesis 49:23–24
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

Parallels

1 Samuel 31:1–6 2 Samuel 1:1–16

People

Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Mount Gilboa

Topics

Archery: Practiced by the Philistines Gilboa: A Hill South of Jezreel, where Saul Was Defeated by the Philistines, and Died

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