22 And he said, “While the child was still alive, (A)I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘(B)Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, and the child may live.’ 23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (C)I am going to him, but (D)he will not return to me.”

Solomon Born

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and slept with her; and she gave birth to a son, and [a](E)he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 Some mss she

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