Jonathan (1 Samuel)

This article is about the biblical person from 1 Samuel. For other uses, see Jonathan (disambiguation).
Jonathan
Jonathan shooting three arrows to warn David
Prince of Israel and King David's friend
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
FeastDecember 29
AttributesBow and Arrow

Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן‎ Yəhōnāṯān or יוֹנָתָן‎ Yōnāṯān; "YHWH has gifted") is a figure in the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel, and a close friend of David. He is described as having great strength and swiftness (2 Samuel 1:23) and excelling in archery (1 Samuel 20:20, 2 Samuel 1:22) and slinging (1 Chronicles 12:2).

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