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24 David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went to her and lay with her; and she bore a son, and she called his name Solomon. And the Lord loved [the child];

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24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(A) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(B) The Lord loved him;

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25 He sent [a message] by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and [Nathan] called the boy’s [special] name Jedidiah [beloved of the Lord], because the Lord [loved the child].

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25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.