23 But now he is dead. Why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, (A)but he will not return to me.”

Solomon's Birth

24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and (B)she bore a son, and he called his name (C)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.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord

23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him,(A) but he will not return to me.”(B)

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba,(C) and he went to her and made love to her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.(D) The Lord loved him; 25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](E)

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