1 Samuel 20:43

12 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Douay-Rheims 1899

And David arose, and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.

Geneva Bible 1599

And he arose and departed, and Ionathan went into the citie.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

A tak vstav David, odšel, Jonata pak navrátil se do města.

Danish Bible 1931

Så brød David op og drog bort, medens Jonatan gik ind i Byen.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

David se leva, et s’en alla, et Jonathan rentra dans la ville.

Italian Diodati Bible

Davide adunque si levò su, e se ne andò. E Gionatan se ne ritornò nella città.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

Et surrexit David, et abiit: sed et Jonathas ingressus est civitatem.

Russian Synodal Bible

И встал Давид и пошел, а Ионафан возвратился в город.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

I tako David ustavši otide, a Jonatan se vrati u grad.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic)

И тако Давид уставши отиде, а Јонатан се врати у град.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish

І встав Давид і пійшов, а Йонатан вернувся в місто.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible

І встав Давид і пійшов, а Йонатан вернувся в місто.

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 1000 BC–950 BC Samuel, Nathan and Gad
Ascribed to the prophets named in Chronicles as recorders of the reign.
Critical: 630 BC–550 BC Deuteronomistic historians
Incorporates an early court narrative within a later framework.

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Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (1000 BC–550 BC).

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Founder of Zoroastrianism, whose dating is disputed by as much as six centuries. His teaching on a cosmic struggle between good and evil later touched Jewish and Christian thought.
1200 BC–1000 BC Iron working spreads in the Levant Levant
Iron gradually displaced bronze for tools and weapons across the eastern Mediterranean.
1200 BC–400 BC Olmec civilisation Mesoamerica
The earliest major Mesoamerican civilisation, known for colossal stone heads and an early calendar.
1070 BC–350 AD The kingdom of Kush Africa
A Nubian power on the upper Nile that ruled Egypt itself as its twenty-fifth dynasty.
776 BC First recorded Olympiad Greece
The traditional starting point of Greek historical chronology.
753 BC Traditional founding of Rome Rome
The legendary date of Rome's founding, later used as the anchor of the Roman calendar.
745 BC–609 BC Neo-Assyrian empire at its height Mesopotamia
Assyria dominated the Near East, deporting conquered populations as policy, including the northern kingdom of Israel.
620 BC–560 BC Coinage invented in Lydia Anatolia
Stamped electrum coins of guaranteed weight, an idea that spread across the ancient world within a century.

1 Samuel 20:43

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆