2 Samuel 7:2

“That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, etc.] This is the first time this prophet is made mention of, but often afterwards, yet who he was, and from whence he came, is not known; he appears to be a man of great piety and prudence, as well as endowed with a prophetic spirit, and was very familiar with David, and perhaps dwelt in his palace; being a man on all accounts fit for conversation with princes, to whom David imparted what he had been meditating upon in his heart. The Jews have a tradition f120 that he was the same with Jonathan the son of Shimea, the brother of David, (<102121>2 Samuel 21:21); which is not very likely: see now, I dwell in an house of cedar; made of the cedars of…”

“Nathan the prophet - Here first mentioned, but playing an important part afterward (e. g. 2 Samuel 12:1; 1Ki 1:10; 1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29). From the two last passages it appears that he wrote the history of David’s reign, and a part at least of Solomon’s. His distinctive title is the prophet, that of Gad the seer (compare 1 Samuel 9:9). He was probably nuch younger than David. In 2 Samuel 7:3, he spoke his own private opinion; in 2 Samuel 7:4, this was corrected by the word of the Lord. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Curtains - That is, in a tent or tabernacle, Sa2 7:6, composed of several curtains. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 7:3”

“7:2 Nathan is recorded in David’s life on three occasions: (1) here with a promise for David; (2) in 12:1-15 with a parable of judgment against David; (3) in 1 Kgs 1:11-27 with a plan for installing Solomon as David’s successor. • A cedar palace would have been made of stone with cedar paneling inside.”

“Nathan: Sa2 12:1; Ch1 29:29 I dwell: Sa2 5:11; Ch1 14:1; Jer 22:13-15; Hag 1:4 the ark: Psa 132:5; Joh 2:17; Act 7:46 curtains: Sa2 6:17; Exo 26:1-14, Exo 40:21; Ch1 16:1; Ch2 1:4 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 7:3”