Jonadab
also JonathanMale
Son of Shammah, and David’s nephew, and also one of his chief warriors (2 Sam. 21:21). He slew a giant in Gath.
Relationships
Key verses
2 Samuel 13:3
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
2 Samuel 21:21
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimei, David’s brother, killed him.
2 Samuel 13:32
Jonadab, the son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered, “Don’t let my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king’s sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this has been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
1 Chronicles 20:7
When he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David’s brother killed him.
2 Samuel 13:5
Jonadab said to him, “Lay down on your bed, and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.’”
1 Chronicles 27:32
Also Jonathan, David’s uncle, was a counselor, a man of understanding, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king’s sons: