Jonadab — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. King David’s nephew, the son of David’s brother Shimeah. As a friend to David’s son Amnon, he devised a scheme by which Amnon seduced his half sister Tamar (2 Sm 13:3-5). Absalom, Tamar’s brother, sought revenge, eventually killing Amnon.

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OET-RV SA2 13:3

3 But Amnon had a very shrewd friend called Yonadav (son of David’s brother Shimeah)

OET-RV SA2 13:4

4 and Yonadav asked him, “Hey, you’re a son of the king, so tell me why you’re always so unhappy?”
¶ “I’m in love with my brother Avshalom’s sister Tamar,” Amnon replied.

OET-RV SA2 13:5

5 “Go to bed and pretend to be sick,” Yonadav suggested. “Then when your father comes to see you, ask him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come to look after my food. She can cook it here and serve it to me.’ ”

OET-LV SA2 13:3

3 And_belonged_to_ʼAmnōn a _friend and_his/its_name was_Yōnādāⱱ/(Jonadab) the _son _of Shimˊāh the _brother _of Dāvid and_Yōnādāⱱ was_a _man shrewd very.

OET-LV SA2 13:4

4 And_he/it _said to_him/it why are_you thus weak Oh _son _of the_king in_morning in_morning am_not will _you _tell to_me and_he/it _said to_him/it ʼAmnōn DOM Tāmār the _sister _of ʼAⱱīshālōm my_brother/kindred I am_loving.

OET-LV SA2 13:5

5 And_he/it _said to_him/it Yōnādāⱱ lie _down on bed _of_your and_make _yourself _sick and_ father _of_your _he _will _come to_see_you and_you _will _say to_him/it let _her _come please Tāmār sister _of_my and_let_her _cause _me _to _eat food and_she _will _make to_eyes _of_my DOM the_food so _that that I _may _see and_I _will _eat from_hand _of_her.

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2. Recab’s son; descendant of the Kenites (1 Chr 2:55; NLT “Jehonadab”). He founded the religious order of Recabites, who maintained a nomadic tradition. He encouraged Jehu in his bloody reform of the house of Ahab (2 Kgs 10:15, 23 OET KI2 10:15 · OET KI2 10:23).

Show passage in OET: CH1 2:55

OET-RV CH1 2:55

55 The clans of the scribes lived at Yaebets: the Tiratim, the Shimeatim, and the Sukatim. These are the Keynim who descended from Hamat, the ancestor of Rekav’s family.

OET-LV CH1 2:55

55 And_the_clans _of the_Sophrites who _were_dwelling _of of _Yaˊbēʦ/(Jabez) were _the_Tirˊātī the_Shimˊāʼthites the_Sūkātī they were_the_Qēynīs the_(ones _who)_went from_Ḩammat the _father _of Bēyt _of Rēkāⱱ.

Show passage in OET: KI2 10:15; KI2 10:23

OET-RV KI2 10:15

15 Then continuing on from there, Yehu (Jehu) found Rekav’s son Yonadav coming to meet him. Yehu greeted him and asked, “Are you wanting to do what is right just like I am?” IS THAT WHAT HE WAS REALLY ASKING???
¶ “Yes, I am.” Yonadav replied.
¶ “Great,” Yehu said. “Give me your hand,” and he gave him his hand, and Yehu pulled him up to join him in the chariot,

OET-RV KI2 10:23

23 Then Yehu and Rekav’s son Yonadav entered the temple of the Ba’al and instructed the servants of the Ba’al, “Make sure that it’s only the servants of Ba’al in here—we don’t want any servants of Yahweh.”

OET-LV KI2 10:15

15 And_he/it _went from_there and_he _found DOM Jonadab the _son _of Rēkāⱱ to_meet_him and_he_blessed _him and_he/it _said to_him/it is_there with heart _of_your right just_as heart _of_my is_with heart _of_your and_ Jonadab _he/it _said there_is and_there_is give DOM hand _of_your and_he/it _gave his/its_hand and_he_took _him _up to_him/it into the_chariot.

OET-LV KI2 10:23

23 And_ Yēhūʼ and_Jonadab the _son _of Rēkāⱱ _he _went the _house _of (the)_Baˊal and_he/it _said to_those _who_serve _of (of)_the_Baˊal search and_see lest there_be here with_you(pl) any_of _the _servants _of YHWH if/because (if) those _who_serve _of (of)_the_Baˊal them_alone.

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