Which prophets are associated with 2 Samuel in the study material?

• A. Nathan and Gad
• B. Samuel and Elijah
• C. Isaiah and Jeremiah
• D. Haggai and Zechariah

Answer: (A)

In 2 Samuel, the prophetic voices that appear and interact with King David are Nathan and Gad. Nathan is the prophet who confronts David over his sin with Bathsheba and then conveys the Davidic covenant, shaping the future of David’s house. Gad functions as another messenger in David’s court, delivering divine guidance and judgments, such as the episode where he directs David to build an altar on Araunah’s threshing floor to halt a plague.

These two prophets are specifically associated with the events and messages in 2 Samuel, whereas the other prophets listed belong to different periods or books: Elijah is tied to the northern kingdom and the books of Kings, Isaiah and Jeremiah are later prophets in Judah, Haggai and Zechariah are post-exilic, and Samuel is the earlier prophet who features prominently in 1 Samuel.