25and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.


In Context

22 He answered, "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let the child live.'

23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."

24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. She gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. The Lord loved him;

25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.

26 Meanwhile Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal citadel.

27 Joab then sent messengers to David, saying, "I have fought against Rabbah and taken its water supply.

2nd Samuel 12:25 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the LORD'S sake.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh's sake.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:25and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.