Nathan

How Nave’s arranged it

• 1. Son of David and Bath-sheba2 Samuel 5:141 Chronicles 3:51 Chronicles 14:4
• 2. A prophet in the time of David
• His message to David concerning the building of a temple2 Samuel 7:1–171 Chronicles 17:1–15
• Reproves David for his adultery with Bath-sheba and his murder of Uriah2 Samuel 12:1–15
• Gives Solomon the name Jedidiah2 Samuel 12:25
• Assists Bath-sheba in securing to Solomon, her son, the succession to the throne1 Kings 1:10–141 Kings 1:22–27
• Assists in anointing Solomon to be king1 Kings 1:32–45
• Kept the chronicles1 Chronicles 29:292 Chronicles 9:29
• Assists David in the organization of the tabernacle2 Chronicles 29:25

The passages, in Bible order (13)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 13 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. 2 Samuel 5:14

   These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

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   “And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem,.... The names of his sons, for his daughters are not mentioned, and these seem to be such only that were born of his wives, see 1Ch 3:9, Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon; these four were by Bathsheba; the first of these is called Shimea, 1Ch 3:5.

   “These be the names - Eleven children are here enumerated in the Hebrew text; but the Septuagint has no less than twenty-four. I shall insert their names, and the reader if he please may collate them with the text: Sammus, Sobab, Nathan, Solomon, Ebear, Elisue, Naphek, Jephies, Elisama, Elidae, Eliphalath, Samae, Jessibath, Nathan, Galimaan, Jebaar, Theesus, Eliphalat, Naged, Naphek, Jonathan, Leasamus, Baalimath, and Eliphaath. There is no doubt some corruption in these names; there are two of the name of Nathan, two of Eliphalath, and two of Naphek; and probably Sammus and Samae are the same.

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2. 2 Samuel 7:1–17

   After the king had settled into his palace and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him,

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   “And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house,.... Which Hiram's servants had built for him, having no occasion to go out to war: and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies; both at home and abroad; though this rest and peace did not last long; for the next chapter gives an account of each of the people he was engaged in war with, 2Sa 8:1.

   “There is no indication how soon after the bringing up of the ark these things occurred, but it was probably at no long interval.

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3. 2 Samuel 12:1–15

   Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:1–152 voices

   “And the Lord sent Nathan unto David,....

   “Nathan came to David as if to ask his judicial decision on the case about to be submitted to him (compare 2Sa 14:2-11; 1Ki 20:35-41). The circumstances of the story are exquisitely contrived to heighten the pity of David for the oppressed, and his indignation against the oppressor 1Sa 25:13, 1Sa 25:22.

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4. 2 Samuel 12:25

   and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

   ›Commentary on 2 Samuel 12:252 voices

   “And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet,....

   “Called - Jedidiah - ידידיה, literally, the beloved of the Lord. This is the first instance I remember of a minister of God being employed to give a name to the child of one of his servants. But it is strange that the name given by the father was that alone which prevailed.

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5. 1 Kings 1:10–14

   But he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, the mighty men, or his brother Solomon.

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   “But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not. Did not invite them to this feast; not Nathan, who he might know had prophesied of Solomon's succession in the throne, and therefore it could not be thought he would be drawn over to him; nor "Benaiah and the mighty men"; David's bodyguards, over whom this officer was; and still less Solomon, his competitor and rival.

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6. 1 Kings 1:22–27

   And just then, while Bathsheba was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

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   “And, lo, while she yet talked with the king,.... Just as she was concluding her speech to him: Nathan the prophet also came in; as he promised he would; perhaps was at the chamber door all the while Bathsheba was speaking, and when he perceived she was just finishing, he entered in without ceremony, as he had used to do, being the king's seer and counsellor, and a prophet, who had admittance to the king at any time.

   “Nathan came into the palace, not into the chamber, where he might not enter unannounced. Bath-sheba retired before Nathan entered, in accordance with Oriental ideas of propriety. So, when Bath-sheba was again sent for 1Ki 1:28, Nathan retired (compare 1Ki 1:32).

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7. 1 Kings 1:32–45

   Then King David said, “Call in for me Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada.” So they came before the king.

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   “And King David said, call me Zadok the priest,.... Not Abiathar the high priest, for he had joined Adonijah; and besides Zadok was David's favourite priest, and for him the high priesthood was designed, as it was in a little time translated to him: and Nathan the prophet; who very probably went out of the room when Bathsheba was called in: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; the captain of his guards: and they came before the king; who it is very likely sat up in his bed, and they stood around him.

   “The combination of the high priest, the prophet, and the captain of the bodyguard (the Cherethites and Pelethites, 1Ki 1:38), would show the people that the proceedings had the king’s sanction. The order of the names marks the position of the persons with respect to the matter in hand.

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8. 1 Chronicles 3:5

   and these sons were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon. These four were born to him by Bathsheba daughter of Ammiel.

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   “And these were born unto him in Jerusalem,.... Whose names follow, in all nine; there are but seven mentioned in 2Sa 5:14 the reason of which see in the notes there; See Gill on 2Sa 5:14. See Gill on 2Sa 5:15. See Gill on 2Sa 5:16. it may be observed that Bathsheba is here called Bathshua, and her father Ammiel, whose name is Eliam in 2Sa 11:3, names of much the same signification.

   “Bathshua, the daughter of Ammiel - Both names are here given in an unusual form, but it may be doubted whether in either case there has been any corruption. In “Bathshua,” for “Bathsheba,” a ו (v) replaces the ב (b) of the earlier writer, “w” and “b” having nearly the same sound. In “Ammiel,” for “Eliam,” the two elements which form the name are inverted, as in Jehoiachin =Jechoniah, and the like.

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9. 1 Chronicles 14:4

   These are the names of the children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon,

   ›Commentary on 1 Chronicles 14:41 voice

   “These are the names of his children - In 2Sa 5:14-16 (note), eleven persons only are mentioned in the Hebrew text, but the Septuagint has twenty-four, here there are thirteen, and all the versions have the same number, with certain varieties in the names. - See the notes there.

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10. 1 Chronicles 17:1–15

    After David had settled into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Here I am, living in a house of cedar, while the ark of the covenant of the LORD is under a tent.”

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11. 1 Chronicles 29:29

    Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are indeed written in the Chronicles of Samuel the Seer, the Chronicles of Nathan the Prophet, and the Chronicles of Gad the Seer,

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    “Now the acts of David the king, first and last,....

    “On the character of the works alluded to, see Introduction to Chronicles. Gad the seer - Gad is not given here the same title as Samuel. Samuel’s title is one, apparently, of higher dignity, applied only to him and to Hanani 2Ch 16:7, 2Ch 16:10. Gad’s is a far commoner title; it is applied to his contemporaries Asaph 2Ch 29:30, Heman 1Ch 25:5, and Jeduthun 2Ch 35:15, to Iddo 2Ch 9:29; 2Ch 12:15, to Jehu, the son of Hanani 2Ch 19:2, and to the prophet Amos Amo 7:

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12. 2 Chronicles 9:29

    As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the Visions of Iddo the Seer concerning Jeroboam son of Nebat?

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 9:291 voice

    “The book of Nathan ... - On the “books” here mentioned, see the introduction to Chronicles, the second note. We hear nothing of Iddo in Kings: but he is mentioned below twice 2Ch 12:15; 2Ch 13:22. In the latter of these passages he is called not “the seer,” but “the prophet.” He seems to have been the author of three works: (1) Visions against Jeroboam; (2) A book of genealogies; and (3) A commentary or history. According to some, he was identical with Oded, the father of Azariah, who prophesied in the reign of Asa (see the 2Ch 15:1 note).

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13. 2 Chronicles 29:25

    Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.

    ›Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:252 voices

    “And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,....

    “With cymbals, with psalteries - Moses had not appointed any musical instruments to be used in the divine worship; there was nothing of the kind under the first tabernacle. The trumpets or horns then used were not for song nor for praise, but as we use bells, i.e., to give notice to the congregation of what they were called to perform, etc. But David did certainly introduce many instruments of music into God’s worship, for which we have already seen he was solemnly reproved by the prophet Amos, Amo 6:1-

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