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2 Samuel 12:24-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 12:24-25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Birth of Solomon
24 Then David comforted(A) his wife Bathsheba; he went and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named[a] him Solomon.[b](B) The Lord loved him, 25 and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named[c] him Jedidiah,[d] because of the Lord.
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- 2 Samuel 12:24 Alt Hb tradition reads he named
- 2 Samuel 12:24 In Hb, the name Solomon sounds like “peace.”
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Or prophet to name
- 2 Samuel 12:25 = Beloved of the Lord
2 Samuel 12:24-25
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:24-25
New International Version
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; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](C)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
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