The Meaning of 1 Samuel 31:3 Explained

1 Samuel 31:3

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

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

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

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

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 31:3?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 1 Samuel 31:3 Mean?

Study Notes

hit him
Cf. 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Samuel 21:12 . The order is:

(1) Saul is "hit"--wounded mortally, potentially "slain," by the Philistines;

(2) either to escape agony, or insult by the enemy, he falls upon his sword, and his armour-bearer, supposing him to be dead, slew himself;

(3) but Saul was not dead; raising himself upon his spear, he besought the Amalekite to put him to death. 2 Samuel 1:10 ; 2 Samuel 21:12 .

Context Summary

1 Samuel 31:1-13 - One Brave Deed On A Dark Day

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Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 31

¹ Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain,
⁴ he and his armor bearer kill themselves
⁷ The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites
⁸ They triumph over the dead bodies
¹¹ They of Jabesh Gilead recovering the dead bodies by night,
¹² burn them at Jabesh,
¹³ and mournfully bury their bodies

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 31:3 mean?

And became fierce the battle against Saul and hit him the a man archers and he was wounded severely by the archers

וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ הַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת וַיָּ֥חֶל מְאֹ֖ד מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים

וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד	And became fierce
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: כָּבֵד Sense: to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured.
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙	the battle
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: מִלְחָמָה Sense: battle, war.
אֶל־	against
Parse: Preposition Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
שָׁא֔וּל	Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ	and hit him
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular Root: מָצָא Sense: to find, attain to.
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים	a man
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱנׄושׁ Sense: man, mortal man, person, mankind.
בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת	archers
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: קֶשֶׁת Sense: bow.
וַיָּ֥חֶל	and he was wounded
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: חוּל Sense: to twist, whirl, dance, writhe, fear, tremble, travail, be in anguish, be pained.
מְאֹ֖ד	severely
Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst.
מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים	by the archers
Parse: Preposition-m, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄורֶה Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.

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