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


In Context

22 And he saith, 'While the lad is alive I have fasted, and weep, for I said, Who knoweth? — Jehovah doth pity me, and the lad hath lived;

23 and now, he hath died, why is this — I fast? am I able to bring him back again? I am going unto him, and he doth not turn back unto me.'

24 And David comforteth Bath-Sheba his wife, and goeth in unto her, and lieth with her, and she beareth a son, and he calleth his name Solomon; and Jehovah hath loved him,

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

26 And Joab fighteth against Rabbah of the Bene-Ammon, and captureth the royal city,

27 and Joab sendeth messengers unto David, and saith, 'I have fought against Rabbah — also I have captured the city of waters;

2 Samuel 12:25 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:25and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.

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 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.