2 Samuel 12:25
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet. And he called his name Jedidiah, for LORD's sake.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
In Context
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and took the royal city.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said, The beloved of LORD shall dwell in safety by him. He covers him all the day long, and he dwells between his shoulders.
2 Samuel 12:1And LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor.
1 Kings 1:11Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Have thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord does not know it?
1 Kings 4:5and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, [and] the king's friend;
Matthew 3:17And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 12:16-26
David's Humiliation; Birth of Solomon. ( b. c. 1036.) 15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of… Read the whole commentary →