1 Samuel 31:3

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 1:6 : 6 And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul supporting himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him.
  • 1 Kgs 22:34 : 34 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 And flight will be impossible for the quick-footed, and the force of the strong will become feeble, and the man of war will not get away safely:
  • Gen 49:23 : 23 He was troubled by the archers; they sent out their arrows against him, cruelly wounding him:
  • 2 Sam 1:4 : 4 And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Chr 10:1-6
    6 verses
    98%

    1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel; and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

    2 And the Philistines went hard after Saul and his sons, and put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

    3 And the fight was going against Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.

    4 Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, falling on it himself.

    5 And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and came to his death.

    6 So death overtook Saul and his three sons; all his family came to an end together.

  • 1 Sam 31:4-6
    3 verses
    82%

    4 Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and falling on it, put an end to himself.

    5 And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death.

    6 So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel: and the men of Israel went in flight before the Philistines, falling down wounded in Mount Gilboa.

    2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons; and they put to death Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul.

  • 1 Sam 31:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8 Now on the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his three sons dead on the earth in Mount Gilboa.

    9 And cutting off his head and taking away his war-dress, they sent word into the land of the Philistines round about, to take the news to their gods and to the people.

  • 2 Chr 18:33
    76%

    33 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

  • 1 Kgs 22:34
    76%

    34 And a certain man sent an arrow from his bow without thought of its direction, and gave the king of Israel a wound where his breastplate was joined to his clothing; so he said to the driver of his war-carriage, Go to one side and take me away out of the army, for I am badly wounded.

  • 2 Chr 35:23
    75%

    23 And the bowmen sent their arrows at King Josiah, and the king said to his servants, Take me away, for I am badly wounded.

  • 1 Sam 20:33
    74%

    33 And Saul, pointing his spear at him, made an attempt to give him a wound: from which it was clear to Jonathan that his father's purpose was to put David to death.

  • 1 Sam 14:20
    73%

    20 And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.

  • 1 Chr 10:8
    73%

    8 Now the day after, when the Philistines came to take their goods from the dead, they saw Saul and his sons dead in Mount Gilboa.

  • 2 Sam 1:22
    73%

    22 From the blood of the dead, from the fat of the strong, the bow of Jonathan was not turned back, the sword of Saul did not come back unused.

  • 1 Sam 18:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11 And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.

    12 And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

  • 1 Sam 31:11
    72%

    11 And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

  • 1 Sam 19:8-10
    3 verses
    72%

    8 And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.

    9 And an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul, when he was seated in his house with his spear in his hand; and David made music for him.

    10 And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away.

  • 2 Sam 1:25
    72%

    25 How have the great ones been made low in the fight! Jonathan is dead on your high places.

  • Job 16:13
    72%

    13 His bowmen come round about me; their arrows go through my body without mercy; my life is drained out on the earth.

  • 1 Sam 13:22
    72%

    22 So on the day of the fight at Michmash, not a sword or a spear was to be seen in the hands of any of the people with Saul and Jonathan: only Saul and his son Jonathan had them.

  • 1 Sam 14:52
    71%

    52 All through the life of Saul there was bitter war against the Philistines; and whenever Saul saw any strong man or any good fighting man, he kept him near himself.

  • 2 Sam 1:6
    71%

    6 And the young man said, I came by chance to Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul supporting himself on his spear; and the war-carriages and horsemen overtook him.

  • 1 Sam 14:13
    71%

    13 And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    71%

    31 And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

  • 2 Sam 2:17
    71%

    17 And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    71%

    4 And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.

  • 1 Sam 19:1
    71%

    1 And Saul gave orders to his son Jonathan and to all his servants to put David to death. But Saul's son Jonathan had great delight in David.

  • Lam 3:12-13
    2 verses
    71%

    12 With his bow bent, he has made me the mark for his arrows.

    13 He has let loose his arrows into the inmost parts of my body.

  • 2 Sam 1:9
    71%

    9 Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

  • 1 Chr 10:11
    71%

    11 And when the news came to Jabesh-gilead of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

  • Ps 38:2
    70%

    2 For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.

  • 1 Sam 14:46-47
    2 verses
    70%

    46 Then Saul, turning back, went after the Philistines no longer: and the Philistines went back to their place.

    47 Now when Saul had taken his place as ruler of Israel, he made war on those who were against him on every side, Moab and the Ammonites and Edom and the kings of Zobah and the Philistines: and whichever way he went, he overcame them.

  • 1 Sam 14:17
    70%

    17 Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.

  • 1 Sam 23:26
    70%

    26 And Saul and his men went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other: and David's purpose was to get away as quickly as possible, for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men were making a circle round David and his men in order to take them.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
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    15 And the Philistines went to war again with Israel; and David went down with his people, and while they were at Gob they had a fight with the Philistines:

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    70%

    19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 28:5
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    5 And when Saul saw the Philistine army he was troubled, and his heart was moved with fear.

  • 1 Sam 17:33
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    33 And Saul said to David, You are not able to go out against this Philistine and have a fight with him: for you are only a boy, and he has been a man of war from his earliest days.