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Jehonadab @ Jehovah is liberal; or, whom Jehovah impels.

(1.) A son of Shimeah, and nephew of David. It was he who gave the fatal wicked advice to Amnon, the heir to the throne ( kjv@2Samuel:13:3-6). He was very "subtil," but unprincipled.

(2.) A son of Rechab, the founder of a tribe who bound themselves by a vow to abstain from wine kjv@Jeremiah:35:6-19). There were different settlements of Rechabites kjv@Judges:1:16 kjv@Judges:4:11; kjv@1Chronicles:2:55). (
See RECHABITE.) His interview and alliance with Jehu are mentioned in kjv@2Kings:10:15-23. He went with Jehu in his chariot to Samaria.