Archery in War

The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:

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

All your rulers have fled together, captured without a bow. All your fugitives were captured together, having fled to a distant place.

Every city flees at the sound of the horseman and archer. They enter the thickets and climb among the rocks. Every city is abandoned; no inhabitant is left.

Do not let the archer bend his bow or put on his armor. Do not spare her young men; devote all her army to destruction!

The cornerstone will come from Judah, the tent peg from him, as well as the battle bow and every ruler together.