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Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The battle became severe against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers found him; and he was [mortally] wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The fighting was fierce around Saul, and he was badly wounded by enemy arrows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was wounded by them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The heaviest fighting was against Saul, and when the archers who were shooting located Saul, he was gravely wounded by them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The battle grew fierce against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the battle [is] heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the war will be heavy upon Saul, and they shooting with bows will find him, and he will be wounded from those shooting.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the battle grew hard against Saul, and the archers reached him, and wounded him with arrows. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the battle grew heavy against Saul. And the archers found him, and they wounded him with arrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the fury of the battle converged on Saul. Then the archers hit him, and he was severely wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The battle pressed hard on Saul; and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers who were skilled in shooting with bows found him; and when Saul saw them, he was sore afraid of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the battle prevailed against Shaul, and the men archers who are very skillful to shoot with a bow found him, and when Shaul saw them, he was very afraid of their presence.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was in anguish by reason of the archers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the battle prevailed against Saul, and the archers hit him with bows and arrows, and they were wounded of the bows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=3145" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Saul's Overthrow and Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: ham·mil·ḥā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">When the battle</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: wat·tiḵ·baḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">intensified</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: ham·mō·w·rîm (Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">the archers</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: way·yim·ṣā·’u·hū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To attain to, find. ">overtook him</a> <a href="/hebrew/7198.htm" title="7198: baq·qā·šeṯ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A bow. From qashah in the original sense of bending: a bow, for shooting or the iris."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2342.htm" title="2342: way·yā·ḥel (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or chiyl; a primitive root; properly, to twist or whirl, i.e. to dance, to writhe in pain or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervert.">and wounded him.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: hay·yō·w·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach."></a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">1 Samuel 31:3-6</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. / Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. / When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm">2 Samuel 1:4-10</a></span><br />“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.” / Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?” / “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a></span><br />he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa. / So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. / And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-4.htm">1 Samuel 28:4-19</a></span><br />The Philistines gathered together and camped at Shunem, while Saul gathered all Israel and camped at Gilboa. / When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid and trembled violently. / He inquired of the LORD, but the LORD did not answer him by dreams or Urim or prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-47.htm">1 Samuel 14:47-48</a></span><br />After Saul had assumed the kingship over Israel, he fought against all his enemies on every side—the Moabites, the Ammonites, the Edomites, the kings of Zobah, and the Philistines. Wherever he turned, he routed them. / He fought valiantly and defeated the Amalekites, delivering Israel from the hands of its plunderers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">2 Samuel 1:17-27</a></span><br />Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan, / and he ordered that the sons of Judah be taught the Song of the Bow. It is written in the Book of Jashar: / “Your glory, O Israel, lies slain on your heights. How the mighty have fallen! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4-7</a></span><br />Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.” / So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him. / Now may the LORD show you loving devotion and faithfulness, and I will also show you the same favor because you have done this. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/5-17.htm">2 Samuel 5:17-25</a></span><br />When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over Israel, they all went in search of him; but David learned of this and went down to the stronghold. / Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim. / So David inquired of the LORD, “Should I go up against the Philistines? Will You deliver them into my hand?” “Go up,” replied the LORD, “for I will surely deliver the Philistines into your hand.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/13-1.htm">1 Samuel 13:1-14</a></span><br />Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty-two years. / He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home. / Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-1.htm">1 Samuel 15:1-35</a></span><br />Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. / This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘I witnessed what the Amalekites did to the Israelites when they opposed them on their way up from Egypt. / Now go and attack the Amalekites and devote to destruction all that belongs to them. Do not spare them, but put to death men and women, children and infants, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-1.htm">1 Samuel 17:1-58</a></span><br />Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war at Socoh in Judah, and they camped between Socoh and Azekah in Ephes-dammim. / Saul and the men of Israel assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah, arraying themselves for battle against the Philistines. / The Philistines stood on one hill and the Israelites stood on another, with the valley between them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-6.htm">1 Samuel 18:6-9</a></span><br />As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. / And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.” / And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-1.htm">1 Samuel 19:1-10</a></span><br />Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David, / so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there. / I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-1.htm">1 Samuel 20:1-42</a></span><br />Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?” / “Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!” / But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-6.htm">1 Samuel 22:6-23</a></span><br />Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him. / Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds? / Is that why all of you have conspired against me? Not one of you told me that my own son had made a covenant with the son of Jesse. Not one of you has shown concern for me or revealed to me that my son has stirred up my own servant to lie in wait against me, as is the case today.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.</p><p class="hdg">went</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">1 Samuel 31:3-6</a></b></br> And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-4.htm">2 Samuel 1:4-10</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/2-14.htm">Amos 2:14</a></b></br> Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:</p><p class="hdg">archers [heb] shooters with bows </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/49-23.htm">Genesis 49:23,24</a></b></br> The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot <i>at him</i>, and hated him: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/1-9.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Archers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/7-40.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/8-40.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-26.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-20.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-10.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-14.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">Hit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Overtook</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-2.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/1_kings/14-4.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-24.htm">Shooting</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-4.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm">Archers</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">Battle</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-2.htm">Bow</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-13.htm">Distressed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-10.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-13.htm">Fight</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-8.htm">Fighting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">Find</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">Found</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-9.htm">Grew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/19-4.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-4.htm">Heavy</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Hit</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-6.htm">Overtook</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Pressed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-4.htm">Prevailed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-14.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-2.htm">Shooting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-30.htm">Terrified</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">Wounded</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Saul's overthrow and death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">The Philistines triumph over Saul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-11.htm">The kindness of Jabesh Gilead toward Saul and his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">Saul's sin for which the kingdom was transferred from him to David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>When the battle intensified</b><br />This phrase sets the scene of escalating conflict. The Hebrew root for "intensified" is "כָּבַד" (kavad), which can mean to be heavy or burdensome. This suggests not just a physical intensification but a spiritual and emotional weight bearing down on Saul. Historically, this battle against the Philistines was a culmination of Saul's disobedience and rejection by God, as seen in earlier chapters. The intensification symbolizes the inevitable consequences of turning away from God's commands.<p><b>against Saul</b><br />Saul, the first king of Israel, was chosen by God but later rejected due to his disobedience. His life is a cautionary tale of how initial promise can be squandered through pride and failure to adhere to divine instruction. The battle being "against Saul" is not just a physical confrontation but also a spiritual one, representing the forces arrayed against him due to his own choices.<p><b>the archers overtook him</b><br />The archers, or "יֹרִים" (yorim) in Hebrew, were skilled warriors who could strike from a distance. Their overtaking of Saul signifies the inescapable reach of judgment. In a broader sense, this can be seen as the inescapable consequences of sin. The archers' arrows are reminiscent of the spiritual warfare that believers face, where unseen forces can strike unexpectedly.<p><b>and wounded him critically</b><br />The Hebrew word for "wounded" is "חָלַל" (chalal), which can also mean to profane or defile. This dual meaning underscores the depth of Saul's fall—not just a physical wound but a spiritual defilement. The critical nature of the wound signifies the finality of Saul's rejection by God. It serves as a somber reminder of the cost of disobedience and the importance of remaining faithful to God's calling.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The battle went sore against Saul.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">was heavy upon</span> (Samuel, "unto") <span class= "ital">him,</span> like a burden weighing him to the earth.<p><span class= "bld">And the archers hit him.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">And they that shoot with the bow came upon him; and he shuddered</span> (Sam., "greatly") <span class= "ital">before the shooters.</span> "He shuddered or trembled" (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-25.htm" title="This day will I begin to put the dread of you and the fear of you on the nations that are under the whole heaven, who shall hear report of you, and shall tremble, and be in anguish because of you.">Deuteronomy 2:25</a>). The verb is properly to writhe, travail (<a href="/isaiah/23-4.htm" title="Be you ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins.">Isaiah 23:4</a>). Saul's deadly terror was natural. He believed himself forsaken of God, and stood now, after a lost battle, beset by murderous foes, whom he could not reach. There was no chance of a fair hand to hand encounter. The Heb. word for "archers" is the same in both places in Sam. (<span class= "ital">morim</span>)<span class= "ital">;</span> here a rarer form (<span class= "ital">yorim,</span> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-23.htm" title="And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.">2Chronicles 35:23</a>) fills the second place. The Philistines were from Egypt, and the bow was a favourite Egyptian arm. The hieroglyph for "soldier" (<span class= "ital">menfat</span>) is a man with bow and quiver.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The archers hit him</span>. The literal translation would be, <span class="accented">the shooters</span>, <span class="accented">men with the bow</span>, <span class="accented">found him.</span> The context makes it plain that the meaning is that the arrows of the pursuers rather than the pursuers themselves "found" him, and these made him argue all the rest. To this our Authorized Version has jumped by the one word "hit" him. It is evident from ver. 8 that the Philistines did not find the body of Saul to recognize it till next day. <span class="cmt_word">And he was wounded of the archers</span>. The radical meaning of the verb (<span class="hebrew">חוּל</span>) is rather "to twist" (<span class="accented">torquere</span>) or "be twisted," "writhe" (<span class="accented">torqueri</span>). And the meaning here is in harmony with it, that Saul trembled from fear or writhed with the pain already inflicted of the arrows. Hence the parallel passage couples with this same verb, the adverb <span class="hebrew">מְאֹך</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When the battle</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמִּלְחָמָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mil·ḥā·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> </span><span class="str2">A battle, war</span><br /><br /><span class="word">intensified</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiḵ·baḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">against</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֔וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the archers</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמּוֹרִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mō·w·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overtook him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yim·ṣā·’u·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and wounded him</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּ֖חֶל</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḥel)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2342.htm">Strong's 2342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">critically.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּוֹרִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·w·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">1 Chronicles 10:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/10-3.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 10:3 The battle went sore against Saul (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 10:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 10:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 10:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 10:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>