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Nathan

Mentioned in 5 verses across 4 books, first in 2 Samuel 5:14. The verses below are the ones linked to this person (the Theographic dataset, with our sourced corrections).

In the Bible

All 5 verses, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.

2 Samuel

  • 2 Samuel 5:14

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

1 Chronicles

  • 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.

  • 1 Chronicles 14:4

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

Zechariah

  • Zechariah 12:12

    The land will mourn, each clan on its own: the clan of the house of David and their wives, the clan of the house of Nathan and their wives,

Luke

  • Luke 3:31

    the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David,

Dictionary

From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. The entry is for the name and can describe more than one person who bore it. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.

Read Easton’s entry

A son of David, by Bathsheba (2 Sam. 5:14), whose name appears in the genealogy of Mary, the mother of our Lord (Luke 3:31).

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