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Afraid, Not (Yet) Wounded
Multiple commentators (Barnes, Ellicott, Gill) point out that the Hebrew phrase translated as 'sore wounded' is more accurately rendered as 'sore afraid' or 'greatly distressed.' Saul's fear was not of death itself, but of being wounded by the archers, captured alive, and then cruelly tortured by the Philistines.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 31:3
18th Century
Theologian
He was sore wounded - A better translation is, “he was very afraid” (). Saul’s fear is explained in 1 Samuel 31:4.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 31:3
19th Century
Bishop
And the battle went sore against Saul. —That is, after the death of Jonathan and his brothers. The great warrior king no …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 31:3
17th Century
Pastor
And the battle went sore against Saul
Pressed heavy upon him; he was the butt of the Philistines, they aimed at his person and…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 31:1–7
17th Century
Minister
We cannot judge the spiritual or eternal state of anyone by the manner of their death; for in that regard, there is one event to the righteous and …