22 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, that the child may live.’ 23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (C)I will go 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 lay 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 read she