Topic
Jehonathan
3 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Chronicles 27:25Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 1. An overseer of David's storehouses
¶ 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 17:8Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 2. A Levite sent to instruct the people in the law
And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
- Nehemiah 12:18Easton · Smith · ISBE · Nave 3. An obscure priest
Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 3 references
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
- Son of Uzziah; superintendent of certain of King David’s storehouses. (1 Chronicles 27:25) (B.C. 1014).
- One of the Levites who were sent by Jehoshaphat through the cities of Judah, with a book of the law, to teach the people. (2 Chronicles 17:8) (B.C. 910.)
- A priest, (Nehemiah 12:18) the representative of the family of Shemaiah, ver. 6, when Joiakim was high priest. (B.C. after 536.)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 3 references
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 (2Ch 17:8 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).
(2) Head of the priestly family of Shemaiah (Ne 12:18 English Versions of the Bible and Hebrew).
(3) the King James Version and Hebrew in 1Ch 27:25; see JONATHAN, (7).
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.