23 But now he has died; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? (A)I will go to him, but (B)he will not return to me.”

Solomon Born

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her; and she gave birth to a son, and [a](C)he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him 25 and sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him [b]Jedidiah for the Lord’s sake.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 Some mss read she
  2. 2 Samuel 12:25 I.e. beloved of the Lord