Jonadab

Nephew of David, friend and advisor to Amnon

A written article for Jonadab is still to come. Below and alongside: where Jonadab appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1100 BC
    1000 BC
  • Jonadab
    1032 BC to 1015 BC

Original word

  • יוֹנָדָב jonadab
    H3122
Relationships
Father: Shammah Father: Shimeah Member of: Tribe of Judah
Citations
“Jonadab.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Jonadab appears in Scripture

2 Samuel 13

וּלְאַמְנוֹן רֵעַ וּשְׁמוֹ יֽוֹנָדָב בֶּן-שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי דָוִד וְיוֹנָדָב אִישׁ חָכָם מְאֹֽד׃
3
But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab was a very subtil man.
וַיַּעַן יֽוֹנָדָב׀ בֶּן-שִׁמְעָה אֲחִֽי-דָוִד וַיֹּאמֶר אַל-יֹאמַר אֲדֹנִי אֵת כָּל-הַנְּעָרִים בְּנֵֽי-הַמֶּלֶךְ הֵמִיתוּ כִּֽי-אַמְנוֹן לְבַדּוֹ מֵת כִּֽי-עַל-פִּי אַבְשָׁלוֹם הָֽיְתָה שׂוּמָה מִיּוֹם עַנֹּתוֹ אֵת תָּמָר אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃
32
And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said, Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead: for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar.
וַיֹּאמֶר יֽוֹנָדָב אֶל-הַמֶּלֶךְ הִנֵּה בְנֵֽי-הַמֶּלֶךְ בָּאוּ כִּדְבַר עַבְדְּךָ כֵּן הָיָֽה׃
35
And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

Jeremiah 35

וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹא נִשְׁתֶּה-יָּיִן כִּי יוֹנָדָב בֶּן-רֵכָב אָבִינוּ צִוָּה עָלֵינוּ לֵאמֹר לֹא תִשְׁתּוּ-יַיִן אַתֶּם וּבְנֵיכֶם עַד-עוֹלָֽם׃
6
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
וַנֵּשֶׁב בָּֽאֳהָלִים וַנִּשְׁמַע וַנַּעַשׂ כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-צִוָּנוּ יוֹנָדָב אָבִֽינוּ׃
10
But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹֽא-יִכָּרֵת אִישׁ לְיוֹנָדָב בֶּן-רֵכָב עֹמֵד לְפָנַי כָּל-הַיָּמִֽים׃
19
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Jonadab the son of Rechab shall not want a man to stand before me for ever.