A name from Scripture
Jonathan
JON-uh-thun
Meaning
The LORD has given
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 1 Samuel
What it points to
Jonathan's name — 'the LORD has given' — defined his generous spirit. His willingness to surrender his own crown for God's purposes teaches that true greatness lies not in grasping power but in yielding to God's plan.
Verses · King James Version
“The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”
1 Samuel 18:1
“There is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.”
1 Samuel 14:6