yo-naw-thawn'
a form of 3083; Jonathan, the name of ten
Israelites:--Jonathan.
see Hebrew for [03083]
Saul [07586] chose [0977] him three [07969] thousand [0505] men of Israel [03478]; whereof two thousand [0505] were with Saul [07586] in Michmash [04363] and in mount [02022] Beth–el [01008], and a thousand [0505] were with Jonathan [03129] in Gibeah [01390] of Benjamin [01144]: and the rest [03499] of the people [05971] he sent [07971] every man [0376] to his tent [0168].
And Jonathan [03129] smote [05221] the garrison [05333] of the Philistines [06430] that was in Geba [01387], and the Philistines [06430] heard [08085] of it. And Saul [07586] blew [08628] the trumpet [07782] throughout all the land [0776], saying [0559], Let the Hebrews [05680] hear [08085].Geba: or, the hill
And Saul [07586], and Jonathan [03129] his son [01121], and the people [05971] that were present [04672] with them, abode [03427] in Gibeah [01387] of Benjamin [01144]: but the Philistines [06430] encamped [02583] in Michmash [04363].present: Heb. foundGibeah: Heb. Geba
So it came to pass in the day [03117] of battle [04421], that there was neither sword [02719] nor spear [02595] found [04672] in the hand [03027] of any of the people [05971] that were with Saul [07586] and Jonathan [03129]: but with Saul [07586] and with Jonathan [03129] his son [01121] was there found [04672].
Now it came to pass upon a day [03117], that Jonathan [03129] the son [01121] of Saul [07586] said [0559] unto the young man [05288] that bare [05375] his armour [03627], Come [03212], and let us go over [05674] to the Philistines' [06430] garrison [04673], that is on the other side [01975] [05676]. But he told [05046] not his father [01].it came…: or, there was a day
And Ahiah [0281], the son [01121] of Ahitub [0285], I–chabod's [0350] brother [0251], the son [01121] of Phinehas [06372], the son [01121] of Eli [05941], the Lord's [03068] priest [03548] in Shiloh [07887], wearing [05375] an ephod [0646]. And the people [05971] knew [03045] not that Jonathan [03129] was gone [01980].Ahiah: called Ahimelech
And between the passages [04569], by which Jonathan [03129] sought [01245] to go over [05674] unto the Philistines' [06430] garrison [04673], there was a sharp [08127] rock [05553] on the one side [05676], and a sharp [08127] rock [05553] on the other side [05676]: and the name [08034] of the one [0259] was Bozez [0949], and the name [08034] of the other [0259] Seneh [05573].
And the men [0582] of the garrison [04675] answered [06030] Jonathan [03129] and his armourbearer [03627] [05375], and said [0559], Come up [05927] to us, and we will shew [03045] you a thing [01697]. And Jonathan [03129] said [0559] unto his armourbearer [03627] [05375], Come up [05927] after [0310] me: for the Lord [03068] hath delivered [05414] them into the hand [03027] of Israel [03478].
And Jonathan [03129] climbed up [05927] upon his hands [03027] and upon his feet [07272], and his armourbearer [03627] [05375] after [0310] him: and they fell [05307] before [06440] Jonathan [03129]; and his armourbearer [03627] [05375] slew [04191] after [0310] him.
And that first [07223] slaughter [04347], which Jonathan [03129] and his armourbearer [03627] [05375] made [05221], was about twenty [06242] men [0376], within as it were an half [02677] acre [04618] of land [07704], which a yoke [06776] of oxen might plow.an…: or, half a furrow of an acre of land
Then said [0559] Saul [07586] unto the people [05971] that were with him, Number [06485] now, and see [07200] who is gone [01980] from us. And when they had numbered [06485], behold, Jonathan [03129] and his armourbearer [03627] [05375] were not there.
Moreover the Hebrews [05680] that were with the Philistines [06430] before [0865] that time [08032], which went up [05927] with them into the camp [04264] from the country round about [05439], even they also turned to be with the Israelites [03478] that were with Saul [07586] and Jonathan [03129].
But Jonathan [03129] heard [08085] not when his father [01] charged [07650] the people [05971] with the oath [07650]: wherefore he put forth [07971] the end [07097] of the rod [04294] that was in his hand [03027], and dipped [02881] it in an honeycomb [01706] [03295], and put [07725] his hand [03027] to his mouth [06310]; and his eyes [05869] were enlightened [0215].
Then said [0559] Jonathan [03129], My father [01] hath troubled [05916] the land [0776]: see [07200], I pray you, how mine eyes [05869] have been enlightened [0215], because I tasted [02938] a little [04592] of this honey [01706].
For, as the Lord [03068] liveth [02416], which saveth [03467] Israel [03478], though it be [03426] in Jonathan [03129] my son [01121], he shall surely [04191] die [04191]. But there was not a man among all the people [05971] that answered [06030] him.
Then said [0559] he unto all Israel [03478], Be ye on one [0259] side [05676], and I and Jonathan [03129] my son [01121] will be on the other [0259] side [05676]. And the people [05971] said [0559] unto Saul [07586], Do [06213] what seemeth [05869] good [02896] unto thee.
Therefore Saul [07586] said [0559] unto the Lord [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], Give [03051] a perfect [08549] lot. And Saul [07586] and Jonathan [03129] were taken [03920]: but the people [05971] escaped [03318].Give…: or, Shew the innocentescaped: Heb. went forth
And Saul [07586] said [0559], Cast [05307] lots between me and Jonathan [03129] my son [01121]. And Jonathan [03129] was taken [03920].
Then Saul [07586] said [0559] to Jonathan [03129], Tell [05046] me what thou hast done [06213]. And Jonathan [03129] told [05046] him, and said [0559], I did but [02938] taste [02938] a little [04592] honey [01706] with the end [07097] of the rod [04294] that was in mine hand [03027], and, lo [02009], I must die [04191].
And Saul [07586] answered [0559], God [0430] do so [06213] and more also [03254]: for thou shalt surely [04191] die [04191], Jonathan [03129].
And the people [05971] said [0559] unto Saul [07586], Shall Jonathan [03129] die [04191], who hath wrought [06213] this great [01419] salvation [03444] in Israel [03478]? God forbid [02486]: as the Lord [03068] liveth [02416], there shall not one hair [08185] of his head [07218] fall [05307] to the ground [0776]; for he hath wrought [06213] with God [0430] this day [03117]. So the people [05971] rescued [06299] Jonathan [03129], that he died [04191] not.
Now the sons [01121] of Saul [07586] were Jonathan [03129], and Ishui [03440], and Melchi–shua [04444]: and the names [08034] of his two [08147] daughters [01323] were these; the name [08034] of the firstborn [01067] Merab [04764], and the name [08034] of the younger [06996] Michal [04324]:
And Saul [07586] spake [01696] to Jonathan [03129] his son [01121], and to all his servants [05650], that they should kill [04191] David [01732].