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1 Samuel 31:3
King James Version (1769 Blayney revision, with Apocrypha) · Berean Standard Bible
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers (note: Heb. shooters, men with bows) hit him (note: Heb. found him); and he was sore wounded of the archers.
When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.