1 Samuel 31:3

Geneva Bible (1560)

And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers.

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  • 2 Sam 1:6 : 6 Then the yong man that tolde him, answered, As I came to mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned vpon his speare, and loe, the charets and horsemen followed hard after him.
  • 1 Kgs 22:34 : 34 Then a certaine man drewe a bow mightily and smote the King of Israel betweene the ioyntes of his brigandine. Wherefore he sayde vnto his charet man, Turne thine hand and cary me out of the hoste: for I am hurt.
  • Amos 2:14 : 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mightie saue his life.
  • Gen 49:23 : 23 And the archers grieued him, and shotte against him and hated him.
  • 2 Sam 1:4 : 4 And Dauid saide vnto him, What is done? I pray thee, tell me. Then he said, that the people is fled from the battel, and many of the people are ouerthrowen, and dead, & also Saul and Ionathan his sonne are dead.

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  • 1 Chr 10:1-6
    6 verses
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    1Then the Philistims fought against Israel: & the men of Israel fled before the Philistims, and fell downe slaine in mount Gilboa.

    2And the Philistims pursued after Saul and after his sonnes, & the Philistims smote Ionathan, and Abinadab, & Malchishua the sonnes of Saul.

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

    4Then sayde Saul to his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust me thorowe therewith, lest these vncircumcised come and mocke at me: but his armour bearer would not, for he was sore afraid: therefore Saul tooke the sword and fell vpon it.

    5And when his armour bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon the sworde, and dyed.

    6So Saul dyed and his three sonnes, and all his house, they dyed together.

  • 1 Sam 31:4-6
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    82%

    4Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it.

    5And when his armour bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, & dyed with him.

    6So Saul dyed, and his three sonnes, and his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together.

  • 1 Sam 31:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1Now the Philistims fought against Israel, & the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa.

    2And the Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes.

  • 1 Sam 31:8-9
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    76%

    8And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa,

    9And they cut off his head, and stripped him out of his armour, & sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, & among the people.

  • 33Then a certaine man drewe a bowe mightily, and smote the King of Israel betweene the ioyntes of his brigandine: Therefore he saide to his charetman, Turne thine hand, and carie mee out of the host: for I am hurt.

  • 34Then a certaine man drewe a bow mightily and smote the King of Israel betweene the ioyntes of his brigandine. Wherefore he sayde vnto his charet man, Turne thine hand and cary me out of the hoste: for I am hurt.

  • 23And the shooters shot at king Iosiah: then the King saide to his seruants, Cary me away, for I am very sicke.

  • 33And Saul cast a speare at him to hit him, whereby Ionathan knew, that it was determined of his father to slay Dauid.

  • 20And Saul was assembled with all the people that were with him, and they came to the battell: and behold, euery mans sworde was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture.

  • 8And on the morrowe when the Philistims came to spoyle them that were slaine, they found Saul and his sonnes lying in mount Gilboa.

  • 22The bow of Ionathan neuer turned backe, neither did the sword of Saul returne emptie from the blood of the slaine, and from the fatte of the mightie.

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    11And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.

    12And Saul was afrayd of Dauid, because the Lord was with him, & was departed from Saul.

  • 11When the inhabitants of Iabesh Gilead heard, what the Philistims had done to Saul,

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    8Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

    9And the euill spirit of the Lord was vpon Saul, as hee sate in his house hauing his speare in his hand, and Dauid played with his hand.

    10And Saul intended to smite Dauid to the wall with the speare: but hee turned aside out of Sauls presence, & he smote the speare against the wall: but Dauid fled, & escaped the same night.

  • 25Howe were the mightie slaine in the mids of the battel! O Ionathan, thou wast slaine in thine hie places.

  • 13His archers compasse mee rounde about: he cutteth my reines, and doth not spare, & powreth my gall vpon the ground.

  • 22So whe the day of battell was come, there was neither sworde nor speare founde in the handes of any of the people that were with Saul and with Ionathan: but onely with Saul and Ionathan his sonne was there founde.

  • 52And there was sore warre against the Philistims all the dayes of Saul: and whomsoeuer Saul sawe to be a strong man, and meete for the warre, he tooke him vnto him.

  • 6Then the yong man that tolde him, answered, As I came to mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned vpon his speare, and loe, the charets and horsemen followed hard after him.

  • 13So Ionathan went vp vpon his hands and vpon his feete, and his armour bearer after him: and some fell before Ionathan, & his armour bearer slewe others after him.

  • 31And they that heard the wordes which Dauid spake, rehearsed them before Saul, which caused him to be brought.

  • 17Then Dauid mourned with this lamentation ouer Saul, and ouer Ionathan his sonne,

  • 17And the battel was exceeding sore that same day: for Abner and the men of Israel fell before the seruants of Dauid.

  • 4And Dauid saide vnto him, What is done? I pray thee, tell me. Then he said, that the people is fled from the battel, and many of the people are ouerthrowen, and dead, & also Saul and Ionathan his sonne are dead.

  • 1Then Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruantes, that they shoulde kill Dauid: but Ionathan Sauls sonne had a great fauour to Dauid.

  • Lam 3:12-13
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    12He hath bent his bow & made me a marke for the arrow.

    13Hee caused the arrowes of his quiuer to enter into my reines.

  • 9Then saide hee vnto me, I pray thee come vpon mee, and slay me: for anguish is come vpon me, because my life is yet whole in me.

  • 11When all they of Iabesh Gilead heard all that the Philistims had done to Saul,

  • 2For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.

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    46Then Saul came vp from the Philistims: and the Philistims went to their owne place.

    47So Saul helde the kingdome ouer Israel, and fought against all his enemies on euery side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the Kings of Zobah, and against the Philistims: and whithersoeuer he went, he handled them as wicked men.

  • 17Therefore saide Saul vnto the people that were with him, Search nowe and see, who is gone from vs; when they had nombred, beholde, Ionathan and his armour bearer were not there.

  • 26And Saul and his men went on the one side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on the other side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get from the presence of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about, to take them.

  • 15Againe the Philistims had warre with Israel: and Dauid went downe, and his seruants with him, and they fought against the Philistims, and Dauid fainted.

  • 19(Then Saul and they, and all the men of Israel were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistims)

  • 5And when Saul saw the hoste of the Philistims, he was afraid, & his heart was sore astonied.

  • 33And Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou art not able to goe against this Philistim to fight with him: for thou art a boye, and he is a man of warre from his youth.