Editing Jehonadab

{{Short description|Character in 2 Kings, son of Rechab}}
'''Jehonadab''' ({{langx|he|יְהוֹנָדָב}}; "[[YHWH]] is willing"; [[Latin language|Latin]]: Jonadab) was the son of [[Rechab]]. He is mentioned in [[Books of Kings|2 Kings]] 10:15-31. A [[Kenite]], he was a supporter of [[Jehu]], son of [[Nimshi]], in the elimination of the house of [[Ahab]] and in suppressing worship of [[Baal]] throughout [[Samaria]]. Jehu seeks his support at a meeting in the desert and assures Jehonadab of his "zeal for the Lord".<ref>{{bibleverse|2|Kings|10:16|NKJV}}</ref>

In the [[Book of Jeremiah]] he is called both Jehonadab and '''Jonadab'''.<ref>{{bibleverse||Jeremiah|35:14-19|NKJV}}</ref>

He prohibited his followers from drinking alcohol, and is credited with founding the [[Rechabites]]. He also commanded that they live in tents, rather than houses. At Jeremiah 35:6-19, his followers are commended for adhering to his instructions, and God promises that his lineage will continue.

== Jehovah's Witnesses ==
[[Jehovah's Witnesses]] use the terms ''Jonadabs'' or ''Jehonadabs'' to refer to Christians who hope to live forever on earth, rather than in heaven. The term was first used in this way in the early 1930s, though it is now used less frequently;<ref>{{cite book|title=Counting the Days to Armageddon: The Jehovah's Witnesses and the Second Presence of Christ |author= Robert Crompton|year=1996|isbn=9780227679395|publisher=James Clarke & Co.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CWUtuA1oa-AC&pg=RA1-PA107 |page=107}}</ref> Jehovah's Witnesses now usually use the terms ''great crowd'' (people who survive Armageddon) and ''other sheep'' (Armageddon survivors and others resurrected later).<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Watchtower|date=September 15, 1997|pages=19|title=Who Will Survive "the Day of Jehovah"?}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Watchtower|date=April 15, 1995|page=31|title=Questions From Readers}}</ref>

Witnesses believe that exactly [[144,000]] men and women will reign with [[Jesus]] Christ in [[heaven]], out of all Christians who have died since [[resurrection of Jesus|Jesus' resurrection]]. They refer to these as the ''anointed'' or ''spiritual Israel'', and those still living are referred to as the ''remnant''. Witnesses believe that, in a similar manner to Jehonadab, as a non-Jew, assisting Jehu, the Jonadab class assists ''spiritual Israel''. The August 15, 1934 ''[[The Watchtower]]'' stated:
{{blockquote|The Jonadab class are of those who ‘hear’ the message of truth and who must say to those in their hearing: ‘Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.’ (Rev. 22:17) Those of the Jonadab class must go along with those who are of the antitypical Jehu company, that is, the anointed, and announce the message of the kingdom, even though they are not the anointed witnesses of Jehovah.|As quoted in "“Let Anyone Hearing Say: ‘Come!’”", ''The Watchtower'', December 15, 1990, page 13}}

Witness also use the more consistent meaning of Jehonadab as "Jehovah is willing."<ref>{{cite book | title= Insight on the scriptures Vol.1 |author= Watchtower Bible and Tract society | year=1988 | publisher=Watchtower Bible and Tract society | url=https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/Insight-on-the-Scriptures/ |page=1269 | isbn=  }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of biblical names starting with J|List of bible names starting with J]]

==References==
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[[Category:Books of Kings people]]
[[Category:Kenites]]
[[Category:Beliefs and practices of Jehovah's Witnesses]]