1 Chronicles 10 · Verse 3

1 Chronicles 10:3

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
1 Chronicles 10:3, King James Version

1 Chronicles 10:3 in other translations

BSBWhen the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
WEBThe battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
ASVAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
YLTAnd the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,
DARBYAnd the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.
BBEAnd the fight was going against Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.
WebsterAnd the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.

What does 1 Chronicles 10:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. the battle went sore against Saul; and the archers hit him, and he was wounded--The Hebrew words may be thus rendered: "The archers found (attacked) him, and he feared the archers." He was not wounded, at least not dangerously, when he resolved on committing suicide. The deed was the effect of sudden terror and overwhelming depression of spirits [Calmet].

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1 Chronicles 10:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.Badand it was heavyH3513
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.Mahthe battleH4421
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huand they found himH4672
הַמּוֹרִ֣יםha.mo.Rimthe archersH3384
בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתba.Ka.shetwith the bowH7198
וַיָּ֖חֶלvai.Ya.cheland he was in severe painH2342
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַיּוֹרִֽים\׃hai.yo.Rimthe archersH3384

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Cross references for 1 Chronicles 10:3

  • 1 Samuel 31:3-6

    And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers. 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. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him. So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.

  • 2 Samuel 1:4-10

    And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also. And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead? And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called unto me. And I answered, Here am I. …

  • Amos 2:14

    Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:

  • Genesis 49:23-24

    The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him: But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob; (from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went.
1Sa 31:3-6; 2Sa 1:4-10; Am 2:14
archers. Heb. shooters with bows. hit. Heb. found. hewas.
Ge 49:23,24

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Context

  • 1 Chronicles 10:2

    And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:3

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

  • 1 Chronicles 10:4

    Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

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1 Chronicles 10:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y agravóse la batalla sobre Saúl, y le alcanzaron los flecheros, y fué de los flecheros herido.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la bataille se renforça contre Saül, et les archers l’atteignirent; et il eut peur des archers.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und der Streit wurde heftig wider Saul, und es erreichten ihn die Bogenschützen; und es wurde ihm angst vor den Schützen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et aggravatum est prælium contra Saul, inveneruntque eum sagittarii, et vulneraverunt jaculis.