2 Samuel 12:25
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.
Brenton Septuagint
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 took the royal city.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:12And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, and God overshadows him always, and he rested between his shoulders.
2 Samuel 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan the prophet to David; and he went in to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and the other poor.
1 Kings 1:11And Nathan spoke to Bersabee the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonias the son of Aggith + 1:11 Gr. reigned.reigns, and our lord David + 1:11 Gr. knew.knows it not?
1 Kings 4:5And Ornia the son of Nathan was over the + 4:5 Gr. appointed ones.officers; and Zabuth son of Nathan was + 4:5 Heb. and Alex. insert 'priest.'the king's + 4:5 Or, companion.friend.
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 →