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1 Samuel 31:3

King James Version (KJV)

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

1 Samuel 31:3 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 31:3

Theological / Devotional

Hit him. Literally, “found him.”

Sore wounded. The Philistines realized the advantage of slaying Israel’s king. Probably a specially trained detachment was commissioned to search out Saul. A similar maneuver was carried out by the Syrians in their battle with Ahab and Jehoshaphat (2 Chron. 18:28-34).

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