2 Samuel 12:25

and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

Young's Literal Translation

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

24And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

26And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:12Of Benjamin he said: — The beloved of Jehovah doth tabernacle confidently by him, Covering him over all the day; Yea, between his shoulders He doth tabernacle.

2 Samuel 12:1And Jehovah sendeth Nathan unto David, and he cometh unto him, and saith to him: 'Two men have been in one city; One rich and one poor;

1 Kings 1:11And Nathan speaketh unto Bath-Sheba, mother of Solomon, saying, 'Hast thou not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith hath reigned, and our lord David hath not known?

1 Kings 4:5and Azariah son of Nathan [is] over the officers; and Zabud son of Nathan [is] minister, friend of the king;

Matthew 3:17and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

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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