And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
The battle was going very badly for Saul, and the enemy archers found their target and wounded him with their arrows.
This verse describes King Saul being badly wounded by enemy archers as the battle turned against him.
📚 Historical Context
1 Chronicles 10:3 is part of a historical account in the Bible's Books of Chronicles, which retell the story of Israel's kings to emphasize God's faithfulness and judgment. This verse describes a moment in King Saul's final battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, where Saul, Israel's first king, faced defeat due to his earlier disobedience to God, as foretold by the prophet Samuel. The wounding by archers highlights the consequences of his actions in a time when warfare involved close combat and ranged attacks, reflecting the cultural realities of ancient Israelite conflicts.
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