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23 But why should I fast when he is dead? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”

24 Then David comforted Bathsheba; and when he slept with her, she conceived and gave birth to a son and named him Solomon. And the Lord loved the baby, 25 and sent congratulations[a] and blessings through Nathan the prophet. David nicknamed the baby Jedidiah (meaning, “Beloved of Jehovah”) because of the Lord’s interest.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 and sent congratulations, literally, “Jehovah sent word by Nathan the prophet.” because of the Lord’s interest, literally, “because of the Lord.”

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