# Jonathan #

## Facts: ##

Jonathan was the name of at least ten men in the Old Testament. The name means "Yahweh has given."

* David's best friend, Jonathan, is the most well-known Jonathan in the Bible with this name. This Jonathan was King Saul's oldest son.
* Other Jonathans mentioned in the Old Testament include a descendant of Moses; a nephew of King David; several priests, including a son of Abiathar; and an Old Testament scribe in whose house the prophet Jeremiah was imprisoned.

(See also: [How to Translate Names](en/ta-vol1/translate/man/translate-names))

(See also: [Abiathar](../other/abiathar.md), [David](../other/david.md), [Moses](../other/moses.md), [Jeremiah](../other/jeremiah.md), [priest](../kt/priest.md), [Saul (OT)](../other/saul.md), [scribe](../other/scribe.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [1 Kings 01:41-42](en/tn/1ki/help/01/41)
* [1 Samuel 14:1](en/tn/1sa/help/14/01)
* [1 Samuel 20:1-2](en/tn/1sa/help/20/01)
* [2 Samuel 01:3-5](en/tn/2sa/help/01/03)

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