1 Samuel 13:3

13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost ¹  that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted ²  all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”

1 Samuel 13:16

13:16 Saul, his son Jonathan, and the army that remained with them stayed in Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped in Micmash. ³ 

1 Samuel 14:14

14:14 In this initial skirmish Jonathan and his armor bearer struck down about twenty men in an area that measured half an acre.

1 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has caused trouble for the land. See how my eyes gleamed ⁴  when I tasted just a little of this honey.

1 Samuel 14:49

Members of Saul’s Family

14:49 The sons of Saul were Jonathan, Ishvi, and Malki-Shua. ⁵  He had two daughters; the older one was named Merab and the younger Michal.

1 Samuel 19:2

19:2 So Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying ⁶  to kill you. So be careful tomorrow morning. Find ⁷  a hiding place and stay in seclusion. ⁸ 

1 Samuel 19:6

19:6 Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice ⁹  and took an oath, “As surely as the Lord lives, he will not be put to death.”

1 Samuel 20:11

20:11 Jonathan said to David, “Come on. Let’s go out to the field.”

When the two of them had gone out into the field,

1 Samuel 20:25

20:25 The king sat down in his usual place by the wall, with Jonathan opposite him ¹⁰  and Abner at his side. ¹¹  But David’s place was vacant.

1 Samuel 20:36

20:36 He said to his servant, “Run, find the arrows that I am about to shoot.” As the servant ran, Jonathan ¹²  shot the arrow beyond him.

1 Samuel 20:40

20:40 Then Jonathan gave his equipment to the servant who was with him. He said to him, “Go, take these things back to the city.”

1 Samuel 23:18

23:18 When the two of them had made a covenant before the Lord, David stayed on at Horesh, but Jonathan went to his house.

1 Samuel 31:2

31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels ¹³  of Saul and his sons. They ¹⁴  struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

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¹ tn Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”

² tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”

³ tn The juxtaposition of disjunctive clauses in v.16 indicates synchronic action.

⁴ tc The LXX reads “saw.” See v. 27.

⁵ sn The list differs from others. In 1 Sam 31:2 (= 1 Chr 10:2), Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua are listed as Saul’s sons, while 1 Chr 8:33 and 9:39 list Jonathan, Malki-Shua, Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

⁶ tn Heb “seeking.”

⁷ tn Heb “stay in.”

⁸ tn Heb “and hide yourself.”

⁹ tn Heb “and Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan.”

¹⁰ tc Heb “and Jonathan arose.” Instead of MT’s וַיָּקָם (vayyaqam, “and he arose”; from the hollow verbal root קוּם, qum), the translation assumes a reading וַיִּקַדֵּם (vayyiqaddem, “and he was in front of”; from the verbal root קדם, qdm). See P. K. McCarter, I Samuel (AB), 338.

¹¹ tn Heb “and Abner sat at the side of Saul.”

¹² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jonathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹³ tn Heb “stuck close after.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “the Philistines.”