Jonathan (Samuel)

Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן‬ Yəhōnāṯān or Yehonatan; or יוֹנָתָן‬ Yonatan) is a heroic figure in 1 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. He was the eldest son of King Saul and a close friend of King David. Like his father, he was a man of great strength and swiftness (2 Samuel 1:23), and he excelled in archery (1 Samuel 20:20, 2 Samuel 1:22) and slinging (1 Chronicles 12:2).

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." However, he eats honey without knowing that his father had said, "Cursed be any man who eats food before evening comes" (1 Samuel 14:24). Saul decides to put Jonathan to death because of this, but relents when the soldiers protest (1 Samuel 14:45).

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