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Jonathan (2Sa 15:27)
Son of Abiathar, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 2 Samuel 15:27.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
2 Samuel1 KingsFamily
In their own words — 1 recorded saying
“And Jonathan, answering, said to Adonijah, Not so, but our lord King David has made Solomon king: And he sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and they put him on the king's beast: And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet put the holy oil on him and made him king in Gihon; and they came back from there with joy, and the town was all worked up. This is the noise which has come to your ears. And now Solomon is seated on the seat of the kingdom. And the king's servants came to our lord King David,…” — 1 Kings 1:43-48
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).