What was the relationship between Nathan and Solomon?
The Lord sent Nathan to give Solomon the name Jedidiah. Years later, Nathan anointed him king with the priest Zadok. 2 Samuel 12:24-25; 1 Kings 1:45
What the Bible says
2 Samuel 12:25
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
1 Kings 1:45
And Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are gone up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again: this is the noise that you have heard.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Did you know?
Adonijah did not invite Nathan or Solomon to the feast where he tried to make himself king. 1 Kings 1:10