2 Samuel 12:25

and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for the LORD’s sake.

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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 comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. The LORD loved him;

26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of the LORD will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.”

2 Samuel 12:1The LORD sent Nathan to David. 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, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?

1 Kings 4:5Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

Matthew 3:17Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with 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 →

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