2 Samuel 12:24-25

The Birth of Solomon

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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, ^{Tools
25} and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named^(c) him Jedidiah,^(d) because of the Lord.

Footnotes:

a. 2 Samuel 12:24: Alt Hb tradition reads he named

b. 2 Samuel 12:24: In Hb, the name Solomon sounds like “peace.”

c. 2 Samuel 12:25: Or prophet to name

d. 2 Samuel 12:25: Beloved of the Lord

Cross references:

A. 2 Samuel 12:24: Genesis 37:35; Psalm 23:4; Psalm 119:76; Psalm 119:82

B. 2 Samuel 12:24: 1 Chronicles 22:9