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Jonathan

Mentioned 1022–1014 BC traditional (Jones)

Son of the high priest Abiathar, and one who adhered to David at the time of Absalom’s rebellion (2 Sam. 15:27, 36). He is the last descendant of Eli of whom there is any record.

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).

Father
Abiathar
Sibling
Ahimelech
Tagged in
6 verses

Computed from the data. Years are traditional (Jones).

Family

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Places

Places named in the same verses as Jonathan, with the number of verses they share; a larger marker means more. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.

  1. likely location: En-rogel1
  2. likely location: Jerusalem1

Timeline

The strip runs from Creation to AD 100; the shaded part, 1047–989 BC, is drawn below at a larger scale around these mentions, with 3 contemporaries. Years are traditional (Jones), shown as recorded, not as settled fact.

Mentions

6 tagged verses in 2 books. Select a book to read its verses.

  1. 2 Samuel4
  2. 1 Kings2

The name in each translation

TextOccurrences of each name
BSBJonathan 124
KJVJonathan 121
ASVJonathan 122

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2 Samuel4 verses
  1. 15:27

    The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

  2. 15:36

    Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

  3. 17:17

    Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.

  4. 17:20

    When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

1 Kings2 verses
  1. 1:42

    As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

  2. 1:43

    “Not at all,” Jonathan replied. “Our lord King David has made Solomon king.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

The full entry, public domain, as printed in 1897.

Son of the high priest Abiathar, and one who adhered to David at the time of Absalom’s rebellion (2 Sam. 15:27, 36). He is the last descendant of Eli of whom there is any record.