2 Samuel 12:25
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
26And Joab fought against Rabbath of the children of Ammon, and laid close siege to the royal city.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:12And to Benjamin he said: The best beloved of the Lord shall dwell confidently in him: as in a bride chamber shall he abide all the day long, and between his shoulders shall be rest.
2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
1 Kings 1:11And Nathan said to Bethsabee the mother of Solomon: Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Haggith reigneth, and our lord David knoweth it not?
1 Kings 4:5Azarias the son of Nathan, over them that were about the king: Zabud, the son of Nathan the priest, the king's friend:
Matthew 3:17And behold a voice from heaven, 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 →