1 Chronicles 10:3

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

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KJV

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

ASV

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

YLT

And the battle is heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,

DBT

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.

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Psalms 64:7
But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly they will be wounded.
2 Samuel 1:4–10
“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.”
1 Samuel 31:3–6
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.
Genesis 49:23–24
The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

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PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…

About this book

Cedars Are Cut Down for the Jerusalem Temple — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

1 Chronicles — A post-exilic retelling of Israel's story through the Davidic line — genealogies from Adam to Saul, then David's reign reframed around temple preparation. The priestly history that answers the exile's question: what does it mean to return?

Canon: Old Testament
Author: The Chronicler (traditional — Ezra, per rabbinic tradition)
Date: Post-exilic, c. 450–400 BC

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Amos 2:14
Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.
leads to
- Jeremiah 9:23
  This is what the LORD says: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor the wealthy man in his riches.
- Psalms 33:16
  No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
- Ecclesiastes 9:11
  I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor…
- Amos 9:1–3
  I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will…
- Isaiah 30:16–17
  “No,” you say, “we will flee on horses.” Therefore you will flee! “We will ride swift horses,” but your pursuers will be faster.

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