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1 Samuel 31:3
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1 Samuel 31:3
3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
3And the battell went sore against Saul, and the †archers †hit him, and he was sore wounded of the archers.
- Heb. shooters, men with bowes.
- Heb. found him.
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DEFINED WORDS
1 Samuel 31:3
A fight or armed conflict; also, troops drawn up for fighting.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Painful, grievous, severe, or very great; also a wound or tender place.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Bowmen; persons skilled in using bows and arrows, especially in battle.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
To strike or reach with a shot or missile.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Hurt; injured.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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Open the full verse study6And 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.
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Open the full verse study34And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
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Open the full verse study4And 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.
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Open the full verse study14Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
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Open the full verse study23The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him:
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