31:1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. The men of Israel fled from the Philistines and many of them fell dead on Mount Gilboa. 31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels 1 of Saul and his sons. They 2 struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua. 31:3 Saul himself was in the thick of the battle; 3 the archers 4 spotted him and wounded him severely.
1 tn Heb “stuck close after.”
2 tn Heb “the Philistines.”
3 tn Heb “and the battle was heavy against Saul.”
4 tn Heb “the shooters, men with the bow.”