David's compatriot living at the time of United Monarchy
Jonathan
Saul’s eldest son and a brave soldier, whose attack on the Philistine garrison at Michmash, with only his armor-bearer, began a great victory (1 Samuel 13:2–3; 14:1–23). After David killed Goliath, “the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” He made a covenant with David and gave him his robe, sword, and bow (1 Samuel 18:1–4). When Saul sought David’s life, Jonathan warned and defended him, even though it meant that David, not he, would be king (1 Samuel 19–20), and they sealed their friendship with an oath (1 Samuel 20:42). He fell at Gilboa with his father (1 Samuel 31:2), and David’s lament for him ends, “Your love to me was wonderful” (2 Samuel 1:17–26). David later showed kindness to his crippled son, Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9).
Family
- Father
- Saul
- Mother
- Ahinoam
- Children
- Mephibosheth