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The '''Book of Nathan the Prophet''' and the '''History of Nathan the Prophet''' ({{Langx|he|דברי נתן הנביא|diḇrê Nāṯān ha-nāḇî}}) are among the [[Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible|lost books quoted in the Bible]], attributed to [[Nathan (Prophet)|the biblical prophet Nathan]]. They may be the same text, but they are sometimes distinguished from one another. No such text is found anywhere in the [[Hebrew Bible]], so it is presumed to have been lost or removed from earlier texts.

== Description ==
This text is sometimes called ''Nathan the Prophet'' or ''The Acts of Nathan the Prophet''.{{cn|date=April 2018}} It is distinguished from a similar text referenced in 2 Chronicles, the ''History of Nathan the Prophet'', which may both refer to the same text.

=== Biblical references ===
The ''Book'' is described at {{bibleref|1 Chronicles|29:29}}: 
{{bq|"Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the [[Book of Samuel the Seer|book of Samuel the seer]], and in the '''book of Nathan the prophet''', and in the [[Book of Gad the Seer|book of Gad the seer]]."}}

The ''History'' is described in {{bibleref|2 Chronicles|9:29}}: 
{{bq|"Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of [[Ahijah the Shilonite|Ahijah]] the Shilonite, and in the visions of [[Iddo (prophet)|Iddo]] the seer against [[Jeroboam]] the son of Nebat?"}}

These writings of Nathan and [[Gad (Bible prophet)|Gad]] may have been included in 1 and 2 Samuel.{{cn|date=April 2018}}

== See also ==
* [[Table of books of Judeo-Christian Scripture]]
* [[Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible]]
* [[Lost books of the New Testament]]
* [[Lost literary work|Lost work]]

== References ==
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{{Non-canonical books referenced in the Bible}}
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[[Category:Lost Jewish texts]]
[[Category:Books of Chronicles]]

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