Jehonathan
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Jehonathan

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Whom Jehovah gave.

(1.) One of the stewards of David's store-houses (1 Chronicles 27:25).

(2.) A Levite who taught the law to the people of Judah (2 Chronicles 17:8).

(3.) Nehemiah 12:18.

Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia

JEHONATHAN

je-hon'-a-than (yehonathan, "Yahweh has given"): The name is the same as Jonathan: the Hebrew has the two forms for the same person sometimes; sometimes only one is found. See JONATHAN. The form "Jehonathan" occurs as follows in English Versions of the Bible:

(1) A Levite who took part in teaching the Torah in the cities of Judah under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:8 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).

(2) Head of the priestly family of Shemaiah (Nehemiah 12:18 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).

(3) the King James Version and Hebrew in 1 Chronicles 27:25; see JONATHAN, (7).

Multi-Version Concordance

Jehonathan (3 Occurrences)

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: (KJV WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 17:8 and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 12:18 of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan; (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)




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