According to e-Sword, there are 122 hits on “Jonathan”. Including

  • Jonathan the son of Gershom, son of Moses (Apostate Priest to the tribe of Dan)
  • Jonathan son of Saul (vast majority of the references)
  • Jonathan the son of Abiathar (“son” of Zadok), the priest & servant of David
  • Jonathan son of Jada, descendant of Caleb (mentioned in genealogies in 1 Chr 2 : 32)
  • Jonathan the son of Shagee the Hararite, one of the thirty mighty men (1 Chr 11 : 34)
  • Jonathan the nephew of David (1 Chr 20 : 7)
  • Jonathan the son of Uzziah, one of David’s officials (1 Chr 27 : 24)
  • Jonathan, David’s uncle (1 Chr 27 : 32)
  • Jonathan, Father of Ebed (Ezra 8 : 6)
  • Jonathan the son of Asahel (Ezra 10 : 15)
  • Three Jonathans in Neh 12 : 11 and Neh 12 : 14
  • Yet another in Neh 12 : 35
  • Jonathan the secretary (Jer 37 : 15)

15 in all, unless some of these are different references to the same person — a very common name (possibly the most common of all)

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