1 Chronicles 10:3

And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

The archers hit him, and he was wounded. The Hebrew words may be thus rendered: 'The archers found (attacked) him with the bow, and he was in pain from the archers.' He was not wounded, at least dangerously, when he resolved on committing suicide. The deed was the effect of sudden terror and overwhelming depression of spirits (Calmet).