Cross references

1 Samuel 31:3

When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.

1 Samuel 31:3 BSB

1 Samuel 31:3 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 0 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 2 Samuel 1:6 (3 votes) and Genesis 49:23 (2 votes). 23 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 49 to Amos 2.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 31:3 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.

  2. The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.

  3. “What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”

  4. However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his armor. So the king said to his charioteer, “Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”

  5. Amos 2:142 votes

    Escape will fail the swift, the strong will not prevail by his strength, and the mighty will not save his life.

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 31:3?

The 10 strongest of 23.