The Birth of Solomon

24 Then David comforted(A) his wife Bathsheba; he went to her and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named[a] him Solomon.[b](B) The Lord loved him,

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Footnotes

  1. 12:24 Alt Hb tradition reads he named
  2. 12:24 In Hb, the name Solomon sounds like “peace.”

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(A) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(B) The Lord loved him;

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