1 Samuel 31:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.”
1 Samuel 31:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 31:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 31:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.”
1 Samuel 31:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 31:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers. ”
1 Samuel 31:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 31:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him--men with bow--and he is pained greatly by the archers;”
1 Samuel 31:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 31:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him; and he was much terrified by the archers. ”
1 Samuel 31:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 31:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.”
1 Samuel 31:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 31:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 31
1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, Saul’s sons.
3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.
What Does 1 Samuel 31:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 31:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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