2 Samuel 12:23-25

Christian Standard Bible

²³ But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I’ll go to him, but he will never return to me.”^(A)

The Birth of Solomon

²⁴ Then David comforted^(B) his wife Bathsheba; he went to her and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named^[a] him Solomon.^[b](C) The Lord loved him, ²⁵ and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named^[c] him Jedidiah,^[d] because of the Lord.