Prophet nathan biography
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Nathan (prophet)
Person in the Hebrew Bible
For a later prophet, see Nathan of Gaza.
Nathan (Hebrew: נָתָןNāṯān, "Given"; fl.c. 1000 BC) is a prophet in the Hebrew Bible.
His actions are described in the Books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles (especially 2 Samuel 7:2–17, 12:1–25).
Prophet nathan biography
Biblical accounts
Nathan was a court prophet in the time of King David. He is introduced in 2 Samuel 7:2 and 1 Chronicles 17:1 as an advisor to David, with whom David reflects on the contrast between his own comfortable home and the tent in which the Ark of the Covenant is accommodated.
Nathan then announces to David the covenant God was making with him (2 Samuel 7:4–17, a passage known as Nathan's Oracle),[1] contrasting David's proposal to build a house (i.e. a building) for the Ark with God's plan to build a house (i.e.
a dynasty) for David. Later, he comes to David to reprimand him for committing adultery with Bathsheba while she was the wife of Uriah the Hittite, whose