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2 Samuel 12:24-25
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

The Birth of Solomon

24 Then David comforted(A) his wife Bathsheba; he went to her and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named[a] him Solomon.[b](B) The Lord loved him, 25 and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named[c] him Jedidiah,[d] because of the Lord.

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  1. 12:24 Alt Hb tradition reads he named
  2. 12:24 In Hb, the name Solomon sounds like ‘peace’.
  3. 12:25 Or prophet to name
  4. 12:25 = Beloved of the Lord
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2 Samuel 12:24-25
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24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the Lord loved him.

25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.

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

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  2. 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
  3. 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord
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