Jonathan

Jonathan

Father

Saul

Mother

Ahinoam

Siblings

Abinadab· Armoni· Ish-bosheth· Malchi-shua· Mephibosheth· Merab· Michal

Children

Mephibosheth

• יְהוֹנָתָן·Jehonathanmeans “gift of the Lord; gift of a dove”
• יוֹנָתָן·Jonathan

Includes 19 verses that refer to Jonathan without naming them, as “he”, “she”, or the subject of a verb.

1. 1 Samuel 13:2יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.
2. 1 Samuel 13:3יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
3. 1 Samuel 13:16יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
4. 1 Samuel 13:22יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands of the troops with Saul and Jonathan; only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
5. 1 Samuel 14:1יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   One day Jonathan son of Saul said to the young man bearing his armor, “Come, let us cross over to the Philistine outpost on the other side.” But Jonathan did not tell his father.
6. 1 Samuel 14:3יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   …including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.
7. 1 Samuel 14:4יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
   Now there were cliffs on both sides of the pass that Jonathan intended to cross to reach the Philistine outpost. One was named Bozez and the other Seneh.
8. 1 Samuel 14:6יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
   Jonathan 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.”
9. 1 Samuel 14:7Referred to, not named
   His armor-bearer replied, “Do all that is in your heart. Go ahead; I am with you heart and soul.”
10. 1 Samuel 14:8יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “Very well,” said Jonathan, “we will cross over toward these men and show ourselves to them.
11. 1 Samuel 14:9Referred to, not named
    If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them.
12. 1 Samuel 14:10Referred to, not named
    But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them into our hands.”
13. 1 Samuel 14:11Referred to, not named
    So the two of them showed themselves to the outpost of the Philistines, who exclaimed, “Look, the Hebrews are coming out of the holes in which they were hiding!”
14. 1 Samuel 14:12יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    So the men of the outpost called out to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come on up, and we will teach you a lesson!” “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”
15. 1 Samuel 14:13יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    So Jonathan climbed up on his hands and feet, with his armor-bearer behind him. And the Philistines fell before Jonathan, and his armor-bearer followed and finished them off.
16. 1 Samuel 14:14יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    In that first assault, Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in about half an acre of land.
17. 1 Samuel 14:17יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Saul said to the troops who were with him, “Call the roll and see who has left us.” And when they had called the roll, they saw that Jonathan and his armor-bearer were not there.
18. 1 Samuel 14:21יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    And the Hebrews who had previously gone up into the surrounding camps to join the Philistines now went over to the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.
19. 1 Samuel 14:27יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
20. 1 Samuel 14:28Referred to, not named
    Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’ That is why the people are faint.”
21. 1 Samuel 14:29יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    “My father has brought trouble to the land,” Jonathan replied. “Just look at how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
22. 1 Samuel 14:39יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    As surely as the LORD who saves Israel lives, even if it is my son Jonathan, he must die!” But not one of the troops said a word.
23. 1 Samuel 14:40יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Then Saul said to all Israel, “You stand on one side, and I and my son Jonathan will stand on the other side.” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
24. 1 Samuel 14:41יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    So Saul said to the LORD, the God of Israel, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel, respond with Thummim.” And Jonathan and Saul were selected, but the people were cleared of the charge.
25. 1 Samuel 14:42יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Then Saul said, “Cast the lot between me and my son Jonathan.” And Jonathan was selected.
26. 1 Samuel 14:43יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    “Tell me what you have done,” Saul commanded him. So Jonathan told him, “I only tasted a little honey with the end of the staff that was in my hand. And now I must die?”
27. 1 Samuel 14:44יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    And Saul declared, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if you, Jonathan, do not surely die!”
28. 1 Samuel 14:45יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    But the people said to Saul, “Must Jonathan die—he who accomplished such a great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the LORD lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for with God’s help he has accomplished this today.” So the people rescued Jonathan, and he did not die.
29. 1 Samuel 14:49יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malchishua. His two daughters were named Merab (his firstborn) and Michal (his younger daughter).
30. 1 Samuel 18:1יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
31. 1 Samuel 18:3יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
32. 1 Samuel 18:4יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
33. 1 Samuel 19:1יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan; יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
    Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
34. 1 Samuel 19:2יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    …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.
35. 1 Samuel 19:3Referred to, not named
    I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.”
36. 1 Samuel 19:4יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then 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.
37. 1 Samuel 19:6יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
38. 1 Samuel 19:7יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.
39. 1 Samuel 20:1יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then 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?”
40. 1 Samuel 20:2Referred to, not named
    “Far from it!” Jonathan replied. “You will not die. Indeed, my father does nothing, great or small, without telling me. So why would he hide this matter from me? This cannot be true!”
41. 1 Samuel 20:3יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    But 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.”
42. 1 Samuel 20:4יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Jonathan said to David, “Whatever you desire, I will do for you.”
43. 1 Samuel 20:5יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So 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.
44. 1 Samuel 20:6Referred to, not named
    If your father misses me at all, tell him, ‘David urgently requested my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his hometown, because there is an annual sacrifice for his whole clan.’
45. 1 Samuel 20:7Referred to, not named
    If he says, ‘Good,’ then your servant is safe, but if he is enraged, you will know he has evil intentions.
46. 1 Samuel 20:8Referred to, not named
    Therefore show kindness to your servant, for you have brought me into a covenant with you before the LORD. If there is iniquity in me, then kill me yourself; why should you bring me to your father?”
47. 1 Samuel 20:9יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “Never!” Jonathan replied. “If I ever found out that my father had evil intentions against you, would I not tell you?”
48. 1 Samuel 20:10יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then David asked Jonathan, “Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?”
49. 1 Samuel 20:11יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “Come,” he replied, “let us go out to the field.” So the two of them went out into the field,
50. 1 Samuel 20:12יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    …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?
51. 1 Samuel 20:13יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    But 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.
52. 1 Samuel 20:14Referred to, not named
    And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,
53. 1 Samuel 20:15Referred to, not named
    …and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
54. 1 Samuel 20:16יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.”
55. 1 Samuel 20:17יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
56. 1 Samuel 20:18יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Jonathan said to David, “Tomorrow is the New Moon, and you will be missed, because your seat will be empty.
57. 1 Samuel 20:20Referred to, not named
    I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as if I were aiming at a target.
58. 1 Samuel 20:21Referred to, not named
    Then I will send a boy and say, ‘Go, find the arrows!’ Now, if I expressly say to him, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them,’ then come, because as surely as the LORD lives, it is safe for you, and there is no danger.
59. 1 Samuel 20:22Referred to, not named
    But if I say to the young man, ‘Look, the arrows are beyond you,’ then you must go, for the LORD has sent you away.
60. 1 Samuel 20:23Referred to, not named
    And as for the matter you and I have discussed, the LORD is a witness between you and me forever.”
61. 1 Samuel 20:25יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    He sat in his usual place by the wall, opposite Jonathan and beside Abner, but David’s place was empty.
62. 1 Samuel 20:27יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    But 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?”
63. 1 Samuel 20:28יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Jonathan answered, “David urgently requested my permission to go to Bethlehem,
64. 1 Samuel 20:29Referred to, not named
    …saying, ‘Please let me go, because our clan is holding a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has told me to be there. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me go and see my brothers.’ That is why he has not come to the king’s table.”
65. 1 Samuel 20:30יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then 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?
66. 1 Samuel 20:32יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”
67. 1 Samuel 20:33יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
68. 1 Samuel 20:34יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Jonathan 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.
69. 1 Samuel 20:35יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for the appointment with David, and a small boy was with him.
70. 1 Samuel 20:36Referred to, not named
    He said to the boy, “Run and find the arrows I shoot.” And as the boy ran, Jonathan shot an arrow beyond him.
71. 1 Samuel 20:37יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    When the boy reached the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called to him, “Isn’t the arrow beyond you?”
72. 1 Samuel 20:38יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Jonathan cried out, “Hurry! Make haste! Do not delay!” So the boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.
73. 1 Samuel 20:39יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.
74. 1 Samuel 20:40יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the boy and said, “Go, take it back to the city.”
75. 1 Samuel 20:42יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And 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.
76. 1 Samuel 23:16יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
77. 1 Samuel 23:17Referred to, not named
    …saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
78. 1 Samuel 23:18יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So the two of them made a covenant before the LORD. And David remained in Horesh, while Jonathan went home.
79. 1 Samuel 31:2יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    The Philistines hotly pursued Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.
80. 2 Samuel 1:4יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “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.”
81. 2 Samuel 1:5יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then David asked the young man who had brought him the report, “How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?”
82. 2 Samuel 1:12יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    They 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.
83. 2 Samuel 1:17יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,
84. 2 Samuel 1:22יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    From 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.
85. 2 Samuel 1:23יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Saul and Jonathan, beloved and delightful in life, were not divided in death. They were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions.
86. 2 Samuel 1:25יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    How the mighty have fallen in the thick of battle! Jonathan lies slain on your heights.
87. 2 Samuel 1:26יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    I grieve for you, Jonathan, my brother. You were delightful to me; your love to me was extraordinary, surpassing the love of women.
88. 2 Samuel 4:4יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
89. 2 Samuel 9:1יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”
90. 2 Samuel 9:3יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
91. 2 Samuel 9:6יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
92. 2 Samuel 9:7יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
93. 2 Samuel 21:7יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
94. 2 Samuel 21:12יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    …he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.
95. 2 Samuel 21:13יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.
96. 2 Samuel 21:14יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
97. 1 Chronicles 8:33יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
98. 1 Chronicles 8:34יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
99. 1 Chronicles 9:39יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
    Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal.
100. 1 Chronicles 9:40יְהוֹנָתָן · Jehonathan
     The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.
101. 1 Chronicles 10:2יוֹנָתָן · Jonathan
     The Philistines followed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua.