This name belongs to 9 different people in the Bible:
- Jehonathan: Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the Law
- Jehonathan: Head of a priestly family during the high priesthood of Joiakim
- Jonadab: Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon
- Jonathan: One of King David's officials
- Jonathan: Eldest son of King Saul and friend of David
- Jonathan: Son of Abiathar the priest during David's reign
- Jonathan: Son of Shammah the Hararite, one of David's mighty men
- Jonathan: A Levite who served as a priest for Dan
- Jonathan: Scribe with a house used as prison
Definition
from H3068 and H5414; Jehovah-given; Jehonathan, the name of four Israelites
Traditional renderings: Jonathan. Compare H3129.
Traditional renderings: Jonathan. Compare H3129.
Glossary entries
Where it occurs
Occurrences
82 total
- Judges 18:30וִ֠יהוֹנָתָן · and JonathanThe Danites set up idols for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, the son of Moses, and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land.
- 1 Samuel 14:6יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן · JonathanJonathan said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the outpost of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the LORD will work on our behalf. Nothing can hinder the LORD from saving, whether by many or by few.”
- 1 Samuel 14:8יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · Jonathan“Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
- 1 Samuel 18:1 (2×)יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · of Jonathan; יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · and JonathanAfter David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 18:3יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן · Then JonathanThen Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 18:4יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן · And JonathanAnd Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
- 1 Samuel 19:1וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · But JonathanThen Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
- 1 Samuel 19:2יְהוֹנָתָן֙ · so he…so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there.
- 1 Samuel 19:4יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן · Then JonathanThen Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you.
- 1 Samuel 19:6יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן · of JonathanSaul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
- 1 Samuel 19:7 (3×)יְהוֹנָתָן֙ · So Jonathan; יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · Then Jonathan; יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןSo Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.
- 1 Samuel 20:1יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן · JonathanThen David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
- 1 Samuel 20:3יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · JonathanBut David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
- 1 Samuel 20:4יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · Then JonathanThen Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
- 1 Samuel 20:5יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן · himSo David told him, “Look, tomorrow is the New Moon, and I am supposed to dine with the king. Instead, let me go and hide in the field until the third evening from now.
- 1 Samuel 20:9יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · Jonathan“Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
- 1 Samuel 20:10יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · JonathanThen David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
- 1 Samuel 20:11יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · he“Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
- 1 Samuel 20:12יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן · and Jonathan…and Jonathan said, “By the LORD, the God of Israel, I will sound out my father by this time tomorrow or the next day. If he is favorable toward you, will I not send for you and tell you?
- 1 Samuel 20:13לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ן · meBut if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
- 1 Samuel 20:16יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · So JonathanSo Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
- 1 Samuel 20:17יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · And JonathanAnd Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
- 1 Samuel 20:18יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · Then JonathanThen Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
- 1 Samuel 20:25יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · JonathanHe sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
- 1 Samuel 20:27יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן · JonathanBut on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”
- 1 Samuel 20:28יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן · JonathanJonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,
- 1 Samuel 20:30בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · against JonathanThen Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?
- 1 Samuel 20:32יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · Jonathan“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
- 1 Samuel 20:33יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · So JonathanThen Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
- 1 Samuel 20:34יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן · JonathanJonathan got up from the table in fierce anger and did not eat any food that second day of the month, for he was grieved by his father’s shameful treatment of David.
- 1 Samuel 20:35יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן · JonathanIn the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.
- 1 Samuel 20:37 (2×)יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן · Jonathan’s; יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן · JonathanWhen the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
- 1 Samuel 20:38 (2×)יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · Then Jonathan; יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
- 1 Samuel 20:39יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · JonathanBut the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.
- 1 Samuel 20:40יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ · Then JonathanThen Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”
- 1 Samuel 20:42 (2×)יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן · And Jonathan; וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן · and JonathanAnd Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘May the LORD be a witness between you and me, and between your descendants and mine forever.’” Then David got up and departed, and Jonathan went back into the city.
- 1 Samuel 23:16יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן · JonathanAnd Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
- 1 Samuel 23:18וִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן · while JonathanSo the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
- 1 Samuel 31:2יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן · JonathanThe Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
- 2 Samuel 1:4וִיהוֹנָתָ֥ן · Jonathan“What was the outcome?” David asked. “Please tell me.” “The troops fled from the battle,” he replied. “Many of them fell and died. And Saul and his son Jonathan are also dead.”
- 2 Samuel 1:5וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ן · JonathanThen David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
- 2 Samuel 1:12יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן · JonathanThey mourned and wept and fasted until evening for Saul and his son Jonathan, and for the people of the LORD and the house of Israel, because they had fallen by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 1:17יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן · JonathanThen David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
- 2 Samuel 1:22יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן · of JonathanFrom the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan did not retreat, and the sword of Saul did not return empty.