1 Samuel 31:3
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And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.

went sore

2 Samuel 1:4 And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain.

Amos 2:14 And flight shall perish from the swift, and the valiant shall not possess his strength, neither shall the strong save his life.

Genesis 49:23 But they that held darts, provoked him, and quarrelled with him, and envied him.

1 Kings 22:34 And a certain man bent his bow, shooting at a venture, and chanced to strike the king of Israel, between the lungs and the stomach. But he said to the driver of his chariot: Turn thy hand, and carry me out of the army, for I am grievously wounded.

Context
Saul's Overthrow and Death
2And the Philistines fell upon Saul, and upon his sons, and they slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchisua, the sons of Saul. 3And the whole weight of the battle was turned upon Saul: and the archers overtook him, and he was grievously wounded by the archers.4Then Saul said to his armourbearer: Draw thy sword, and kill me: lest these uncircumcised come, and slay me, and mock at me. And his armourbearer would not: for he was struck with exceeding great fear. Then Saul took his sword, and fell upon it.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 1:6
And the young man that told him, said: I came by chance upon mount Gelboe, and Saul leaned upon his spear: and the chariots and horsemen drew nigh unto him,

2 Samuel 21:12
And David went, and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabes Galaad, who had stolen them from the street of Bethsan, where the Philistines had hanged them when they had slain Saul in Gelboe.

Lexicon
When the battle
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ (ham·mil·ḥā·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war

intensified
וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד (wat·tiḵ·baḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Saul,
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

the archers
הַמּוֹרִ֖ים (ham·mō·w·rîm)
Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach

overtook him
וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ (way·yim·ṣā·’u·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

and wounded him
וַיָּ֥חֶל (way·yā·ḥel)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2342: To twist, whirl, to dance, to writhe in pain, fear, to wait, to pervert

critically.
מְאֹ֖ד (mə·’ōḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily


Additional Translations
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

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

And the battle prevails against Saul, and the shooters with arrows, even the archers find him, and he was wounded under the ribs.

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

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

And the battle was severe against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was severely wounded by the archers.

The battle went hard against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was greatly distressed by reason of the archers.

And the battle is hard against Saul, and the archers find him -- men with bow -- and he is pained greatly by the archers;
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