1. Son of David and Bath-sheba 2Sa 5:14; 1Ch 3:5; 14:4
2. A prophet in the time of David
- His message to David concerning the building of a temple 2Sa 7:1-17; 1Ch 17:1-15
- Reproves David for his adultery with Bath-sheba and his murder of Uriah 2Sa 12:1-15
- Gives Solomon the name Jedidiah 2Sa 12:25
- Assists Bath-sheba in securing to Solomon, her son, the succession to the throne 1Ki 1:10-14,22-27
- Assists in anointing Solomon to be king 1Ki 1:32-45
- Kept the chronicles 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29
- Assists David in the organization of the tabernacle 2Ch 29:25