Bible Dictionary · J
Jehonathan
Whom Jehovah gave. (1.) One of the stewards of David’s store-houses (1 Chr 27:25).
(2.) A Levite who taught the law to the people of Judah (2 Chr 17:8).
(3.) Neh 12:18.
Named in the Bible
3 verses
- 1 Chronicles 27:25 And over the king's treasures was Azmaveth the son of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities, and in the villages, and in the castles, was Jehonathan the son of Uzziah:
- 2 Chronicles 17:8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- Nehemiah 12:18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
