St jonathan biography
St jonathan biography
St jonathan.
Jonathan (1 Samuel)
Biblical figure; eldest son of the Israelite king Saul
This article is about the biblical person from 1 Samuel. For other uses, see Jonathan (disambiguation).
Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן&#; Yəhōnāṯān or יוֹנָתָן&#; Yōnāṯān; "Yahweh 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 ) and excelling in archery (1 Samuel , 2 Samuel ) and slinging (1 Chronicles ).[3]
Conflicts with Saul
Jonathan first appears in the biblical narrative as the victor of Geba, a Philistine stronghold (1 Samuel 13), while in the following chapter he carries out a lone and secret attack on another Philistine garrison, demonstrating his "prowess and courage as a warrior."[4] However, he eats honey without knowing that his father had said, "Cursed be any man wh