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24 Then David consoled Bathsheba his wife. He went and slept with her; and she conceived and bore him a son, who was named Solomon. The Lord loved him 25 and sent the prophet Nathan to name him Jedidiah,[a] on behalf of the Lord.

End of the Ammonite War. 26 (A)Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured that royal city.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:25 Jedidiah: the name means “beloved of Yhwh.”

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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.