23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (A)I am going to him, but (B)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](C)he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, 25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him [b]Jedidiah for the Lords sake.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 Some mss she
  2. 2 Samuel 12:25 I.e., beloved of the Lord

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