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2 Samuel 12:23-25
Good News Translation
2 Samuel 12:23-25
Good News Translation
23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Could I bring the child back to life? I will some day go to where he is, but he can never come back to me.”
Solomon Is Born
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He had intercourse with her, and she bore a son, whom David named Solomon. The Lord loved the boy 25 and commanded the prophet Nathan to name the boy Jedidiah,[a] because the Lord loved him.
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- 2 Samuel 12:25 This name in Hebrew means “Beloved of the Lord.”
2 Samuel 12:23-25
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:23-25
New International Version
23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(A) but he will not return to me.”(B)
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(C) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(D) The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](E)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
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