And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea the brother of David slew him.
Ver. 21. Jonathan the son of Shimei.] Whom some hold to be the same with that Jonadab, 2 Samuel 13:3 ; 2Sa 13:5 and then though he were witty and valiant, yet he was non nimus pius, not so honest as he should have been. So Joses Barnabas is by the Centurists thought to be the same with Joseph Barsabas, Acts 1:23 ; Act 4:36 but a far better man he was than this Jonathan, alias Jonadab.