Solomon Is Born

24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So (A)she bore a son, and (B)he[a] called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she

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 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So [a]he called his name [b]Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  2. 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord

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

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