1 Samuel 31:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The battle grew even more intense around Saul. The archers closed in on Saul and wounded him with many arrows.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:6

The young soldier said, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa. I saw Saul leaning on his spear. The Philistine chariots and horse soldiers were coming closer and closer to Saul.

Amos 2:14

No one will escape, not even the fastest runner. Strong men will not be strong enough. Soldiers will not be able to save themselves.

1 Kings 22:34

Then a soldier in the distance pulled back as far as he could on his bow and shot an arrow into the air. The arrow happened to hit the king of Israel in a small hole where his armor was fastened together. King Ahab said to his chariot driver, “I’ve been hit! Turn the chariot around and take me off the battlefield!”

2 Samuel 1:4

David asked him, “Please tell me, who won the battle?” The man answered, “Our people ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed in the battle. Even Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”

Genesis 49:23

People attacked him and made life hard for him. Men with arrows became his enemies.

2 Samuel 21:12

Then David took the bones of Saul and Jonathan from the men of Jabesh Gilead. (The men of Jabesh Gilead got these bones after Saul and Jonathan were killed at Gilboa. The Philistines had hanged the bodies of Saul and Jonathan on a wall in Beth Shan. But the men of Jabesh Gilead went there and stole the bodies from that public area.)