Jehonathan

Jehonathan [N] [E] [H]

(whom Jehovah gave ).

  1. Son of Uzziah; superintendent of certain of King Davids storehouses. ( 1 Chronicles 27:25 ) (B.C. 1014).
  2. 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.)
  3. A priest, ( Nehemiah 12:18 ) the representative of the family of Shemaiah, ver. 6, when Joiakim was high priest. (B.C. after 536.)

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
[E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary
[H] indicates this entry was also found in Hitchcock's Bible Names

Bibliography Information

Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Jehonathan'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.