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    5 others in the registry answer to the name Nathan. Every Nathan in the Bible

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    Nathan

    נָתָן

    Nathan, a prophet of God, served during the reigns of David and Solomon, offering guidance, confronting David's sin, and supporting Solomon's accession to the throne.

    verses
    30
    first named
    2 Samuel 7:2
    last named
    Psalms 51:1
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    Prophet

    Description

    Who was Nathan?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Nathan was a prominent prophet in Israel during the reigns of King David and his son Solomon. He first appears in the biblical narrative when David expresses his desire to build a temple for the Lord (2Sa.7.2-3; 1Ch.17.1-2). Initially, Nathan encourages David to proceed, but later receives a message from God directing David not to build the temple, a task that would fall to his son Solomon (2Sa.7.4-17; 1Ch.17.3-15).

    One of Nathan's most significant roles was confronting David about his sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent murder of her husband, Uriah. Nathan told David a parable about a rich man who took a poor man's beloved lamb, prompting David to condemn the rich man's actions (2Sa.12.1-6). Nathan then boldly declared, "You are the man!" (2Sa.12.7), revealing that the parable was an allegory for David's own sin. David repented, and Nathan conveyed God's forgiveness but also pronounced the consequences of David's actions (2Sa.12.13-15).

    Nathan played a crucial role in ensuring Solomon's accession to the throne. When David's son Adonijah attempted to seize the throne, Nathan and Bathsheba worked together to inform David and secure his decision to appoint Solomon as his successor (1Kings 1).

    During Solomon's reign, Nathan's sons held important positions in the royal court. One son, Azariah, was put in charge of the district officers (1Ki.4.5), while another, Zabud, was a priest and the king's friend (1Ki.4.5).

    Nathan's prophetic ministry and influence extended beyond his lifetime. His writings were included in the records of the acts of David (1Ch.29.29) and Solomon (2Ch.9.29). The Psalms also mention Nathan, specifically in the title of Psalm 51, which is associated with David's repentance following his confrontation with Nathan.

    As a prophet, Nathan served as a messenger of God, offering guidance, correction, and support to the kings of Israel. His legacy as a fearless and faithful servant of God is remembered throughout the biblical narrative.

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Nathan10 of 17 entities the graph connects to Nathan, in one group: events 10. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.Israel1 event · 2,578 versesLORD1 event · 1,004 versesDavid15 events · 964 versesSolomon4 events · 272 versesProphet1 event · 157 versesJoab1 event · 120 versesZadok8 events · 40 versesAdonijah2 events · 24 versesBenaiah6 events · 23 versesCherethites2 events · 9 versesNathan

    The 10 best-attested of 17 are drawn. All 17 are listed below.

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    and 7 more, ordered by how many events they share.

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Nathan happensThe one place the claims about Nathan reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Gihon. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Nathan there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Gihon
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Nathan reach

    Read it

    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 30, across 5 books. The name is written 32 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel10 verses

      7:27:37:47:1712:112:512:712:1312:1512:25

    2. 1 Kings12 verses

      1:81:101:111:221:231:241:321:341:381:441:454:5

    3. 1 Chronicles5 verses

      17:117:217:317:1529:29

    4. 2 Chronicles2 verses

      9:2929:25

    5. Psalms1 verse

      51:1

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    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Zadok and Nathan’s anointing of Solomon and Benaiah, Zadok, Nathan, Cherethites, and Pelethites’ transport of SolomonSolomonSon of David, king of Israel, known for his wisdom.via Zadok and Nathan’s anointing of Solomon and Benaiah, Zadok, Nathan, Cherethites, and Pelethites’ transport of SolomonZadokHigh priest during the reigns of David and Solomonvia LORD’s wordLORDNames or title used to refer to Godvia LORD’s wordWordWord is a concept gathering 174 labelled instances in the text.via Zadok and Nathan’s anointing of SolomonAnointingAnointing is a concept gathering 45 labelled instances in the text.via Benaiah, Zadok, Nathan, Cherethites, and Pelethites’ transport of SolomonBenaiahSon of Jehoiada, a mighty warrior and loyal supporter of David and Solomon.via Benaiah, Zadok, Nathan, Cherethites, and Pelethites’ transport of SolomonCherethitesMember of Philistine tribe serving as royal guardvia Zadok and Nathan’s anointing of SolomonGihonA river of Eden; a spring near Jerusalem.via Zadok and Nathan’s anointing of SolomonIsraelPatriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

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