United kingdom · around 1000–970 BC
Nathan Bible quiz
Start with these 3 free questions on Nathan. Tap an answer to check it: each one is explained with the verse it comes from. The full quiz (12 questions, up to the details most readers miss) is in Bible Academy.
Easy questions
1. What sin of David did Nathan come to rebuke him for on the LORD’s behalf?
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Answer: Taking Uriah’s wife. Nathan told him, “Thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife.” 2 Samuel 12:9
2. By what means did Nathan make David understand his sin?
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Answer: A story. Nathan told him the story of a rich man who took a poor man’s one little ewe lamb; David was enraged, and then Nathan said, “Thou art the man!” 2 Samuel 12:1–7
3. How did David respond when Nathan had rebuked him?
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Answer: I have sinned against the LORD!. “David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD.” Nathan answered that the LORD had put away his sin. 2 Samuel 12:13