1 Chronicles 10:3

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

1 Chronicles 10:3 in Other Translations

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

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

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

3 The battle went hard against Saul - the archers found him and wounded him.

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

1 Chronicles 10:3 Meaning and Commentary

1 Chronicles 31:3

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:3)

1 Chronicles 10:3 In-Context

1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

2 The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

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

4 Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me.” But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

5 When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.