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.

Capture of the City of Rabbah

26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites(C) and captured the royal fortress.

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Footnotes

  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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