⁷ But God will shoot at them. They will be suddenly struck down with an arrow.

¹² If a man doesn't relent, he will sharpen his sword; He has bent and strung his bow.

¹³ He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

² For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

³ For when they are saying, "Peace and safety," then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman; and they will in no way escape.

⁵⁰ the lord of that servant will come in a day when he doesn't expect it, and in an hour when he doesn't know it,

⁵¹ and will cut him in pieces, and appoint his portion with the hypocrites; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.

⁴⁰ Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and one will be left;

¹² He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.

¹³ He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.

¹³ therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant.

¹ He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck Will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

¹⁵ Therefore his calamity will come suddenly. He will be broken suddenly, and that without remedy.

¹⁹ How they are suddenly destroyed! They are completely swept away with terrors.

⁴ To shoot innocent men from ambushes. They shoot at him suddenly and fearlessly.

¹⁴ He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

⁴ For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

³ The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers overtook him; and he was distressed by reason of the archers.

⁴ Then said Saul to his armor-bearer, Draw your sword, and thrust me through therewith, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell on it.

⁵ When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he likewise fell on his sword, and died.

⁶ So Saul died, and his three sons; and all his house died together.

⁷ When all the men of Israel who were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook their cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and lived in them.

³⁴ A certain man drew his bow at a venture, and struck the king of Israel between the joints of the armor: therefore he said to the driver of his chariot, Turn your hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am severely wounded.

⁴² I will make my arrows drunk with blood, My sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the head of the leaders of the enemy.

²³ I will heap evils on them; I will spend my arrows on them: