2 Samuel 12:25

so he sent a message through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.

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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

24David consoled his wife Bathsheba, and he made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child,

26At this time Joab had been fighting against the Ammonite town of Rabbah, and had captured the royal fortress.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12To Benjamin he said: “May the one the Lord loves be kept safe and secure in the Lord. The Lord always protects him, letting him rest on his shoulders.”

2 Samuel 12:1The Lord sent Nathan to see David. When he got there, he said, “Once there were two men living in the same town. One was rich, and one was poor.

1 Kings 1:11Nathan went to Bathsheba, Solomon's mother, and asked her, “Haven't you heard that Adonijah, son of Haggith, has become king, and His Majesty King David doesn't even know?

1 Kings 4:5Azariah, son of Nathan, was in charge of the governors. Zabud, son of Nathan, was a priest and the king's counselor.

Matthew 3:17A voice from heaven said, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me.”

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 →

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