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2 Samuel 12:24-26
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 12:24-26
English Standard Version
Solomon's Birth
24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (A)she bore a son, and he called his name (B)Solomon. And the Lord loved him 25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[a] because of the Lord.
Rabbah Is Captured
26 (C)Now Joab (D)fought against (E)Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city.
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- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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