1 Samuel 31:3 - Printer Friendly

ESV: The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers.

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

NASB: The battle went heavily against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was gravely wounded by the archers.

CSB: When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.

NLT: The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.

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

NKJV: The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was severely wounded by the archers.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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