יוֹנָדָב

yo.na.davJonadab
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man7 occurrences2 books6 verses
This name belongs to 2 different people in the Bible:
  • Jonadab: Son of Rechab, who promoted Rechabite lifestyle
  • Jonadab: Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon

Definition

a form of H3082; Jonadab, the name of an Israelite and of a Rechabite
Traditional renderings: Jonadab.

Glossary entries

Jonathan Jonadab Jehonadab

Where it occurs

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. 2 Samuel 13:3 (2×)יֽוֹנָדָ֔ב · Jonadab; וְי֣וֹנָדָ֔ב · Jonadab
    Now Amnon had a friend named Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. Jonadab was a very shrewd man,
  2. 2 Samuel 13:32יוֹנָדָ֣ב׀ · But Jonadab
    But Jonadab, the son of David’s brother Shimeah, spoke up: “My lord must not think they have killed all the sons of the king, for only Amnon is dead. In fact, Absalom has planned this since the day Amnon violated his sister Tamar.
  3. 2 Samuel 13:35יֽוֹנָדָב֙ · So Jonadab
    So Jonadab said to the king, “Look, the sons of the king have arrived! It is just as your servant said.”
  4. Jeremiah 35:6יוֹנָדָ֨ב · Jonadab
    “We do not drink wine,” they replied, “for our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab commanded us, ‘Neither you nor your descendants are ever to drink wine.
  5. Jeremiah 35:10יוֹנָדָ֥ב · Jonadab
    But we have lived in tents and have obeyed and done exactly as our forefather Jonadab commanded us.
  6. Jeremiah 35:19לְיוֹנָדָ֧ב · Jonadab
    …this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: Jonadab son of Rechab will never fail to have a man to stand before Me.’”