Jehonathan
Jehonathan was a Levite sent by King Jehoshaphat to teach the Book of the Law in the cities of Judah.
The name Jehonathan means “gift of the Lord; gift of a dove”
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Summary
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 2 Chronicles 17:8; only referred to as Jehonathan (יְהוֹנָתָן).
Glossary entries
Alternative names
- יְהוֹנָתָןJehonathan
Mentions
- …accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.