1 Chronicles 10:3 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And the battle [is] heavy on Saul, and those shooting with the bow find him, and he is wounded by those shooting,
English ASV
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.
English Amplified
And the battle raged about Saul, and the archers found and wounded him.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And the battle raged about Saul, and the archers found and wounded him.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers spotted him and severely wounded him.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers came up with him, and he was terrified by the archers.
English EASY 2024
The Philistines were fighting the battle all around Saul. Some of their soldiers saw Saul and they shot their arrows at him. The arrows hurt Saul very much.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The fighting was heavy around Saul. The archers shot Saul with their arrows and wounded him.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
The fighting was heavy around Saul, and he was hit by enemy arrows and badly wounded.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The heaviest fighting was against Saul. When the archers got him in their range, he was wounded by them.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers found him and severely wounded him.
English KJV 1611
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
English LSB
And the battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was wounded by the archers.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
As the battle against Saul became fierce, the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The battle became heavy against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was wounded by the archers.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
the whole fury of the battle descended upon Saul. Then the archers found him, and wounded him with their arrows.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
The battle was thick around Saul; the archers spotted him and wounded him.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The fighting was heavy around Saul. Men who were armed with bows and arrows caught up with him. They shot their arrows at him and wounded him badly.
English NIV
The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
English NKJ 1982
The battle became fierce against Saul. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.
English NLT
The fighting grew very fierce around Saul, and the Philistine archers caught up with him and wounded him severely.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The battle pressed hard on Saul; and the archers found him, and he was wounded by the archers.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
The battle pressed hard upon Saul, and the archers found him; and he was wounded by the archers.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
Saul had been hard pressed with heavy fighting all around him, when the Philistine archers shot and wounded him.
English Tyndale 1537
And the battle went sore against Saul, in so much that the shooters met him, and he was wounded of the shooters.