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2 Samuel 12:24-26
Lexham English Bible
2 Samuel 12:24-26
Lexham English Bible
24 David consoled Bathsheba his wife, and he went to her and slept with her. She bore a son, and he called[a] him Solomon, and Yahweh loved him. 25 He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet, so he called him Jedidiah[b] because of Yahweh.
Battle with the Ammonites
26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites,[c] and he captured the royal city.[d]
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- 2 Samuel 12:24 So Kethib; Qere reads “she called”
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means “beloved of Yahweh”
- 2 Samuel 12:26 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
- 2 Samuel 12:26 Literally “city of the kingship”
2 Samuel 12:24-26
New International Version
2 Samuel 12:24-26
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)
26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah(D) of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.
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