People of the Bible
Nathan
Family
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
A prophet in the reigns of David and Solomon (2 Chr. 9:29). He is first spoken of in connection with the arrangements David made for the building of the temple (2 Sam. 7:2, 3, 17), and next appears as the reprover of David on account of his sin with Bathsheba (12:1-14). He was charged with the education of Solomon (12:25), at whose inauguration to the throne he took a prominent part (1 Kings 1:8, 10, 11, 22-45). His two sons, Zabad (1 Chr. 2:36) and Azariah (1 Kings 4:5) occupied places of honour at the king’s court. He last appears in assisting David in reorganizing the public worship (2 Chr. 29:25). He seems to have written a life of David, and also a life of Solomon (1 Chr. 29:29; 2 Chr. 9:29).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 29 verses
- 2 Samuel
- 7:2, 7:3, 7:4, 7:17, 12:1, 12:5, 12:7, 12:13, 12:15, 12:25
- 1 Kings
- 1:8, 1:10, 1:11, 1:22, 1:23, 1:24, 1:32, 1:34, 1:38, 1:44, 1:45, 4:5
- 1 Chronicles
- 17:1, 17:2, 17:3, 17:15, 29:29
- 2 Chronicles
- 9:29, 29:25
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.