2 Samuel 12:25
in 2 Samuel 12and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah’s sake.
KJV
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 12
Commentary
4 notes on this verseCalled - Jedidiah - ידידיה, literally, the beloved of the Lord. This is the first instance I remember of a minister of God being employed to give a name to the child of one of his servants. But it is strange that the name given by the father was that alone which prevailed.
This site's exposition
the Lord loved him
on 2 Samuel 12:24-25
Bathsheba bears a son named Solomon, peaceable, and the Lord loved him, the grace side of the chapter standing beside its judgment. Nathan, the same prophet who had just pronounced the sentence, is sent to give the child a second name, Jedidiah, beloved of the Lord, which Adam Clarke calls the first instance in Scripture of a prophet naming another man's child. The two names carried by one boy hold both halves of the chapter, the household's peace after its sword and the love of God reaching the very union that began in sin. Jamieson Fausset and Brown read the Lord's love for Solomon as a mark of grace measured against the marriage's own beginning, not a verdict that erased it.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Bath-sheba . . . bare a son, and he called his name Solomon--that is, "peaceable." But Nathan gave him the name of Jedediah, by command of God, or perhaps only as an expression of God's love. This love and the noble gifts with which he was endowed, considering the criminality of the marriage from which he sprang, is a remarkable instance of divine goodness and grace.
The words behind it
10 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | vaiyishlach | and he sent | H7971 → | 845 times |
| בְּיַד֙ | beyad | by [the] hand of | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| נָתָ֣ן | natan | Nathan | H5416 → | 41 times |
| הַנָּבִ֔יא | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| וַיִּקְרָ֥א | vaiyikra' | and he called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁמ֖וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ | yedideyah | Jedidiah | H3041 → | |
| בַּעֲב֖וּר | baavur | forsake of | H5668 → | 49 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ פ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent
vaiyishlachH7971 →845 times
בְּיַד֙by [the] hand of
beyadH3027 →1618 times
נָתָ֣ןNathan
natanH5416 →41 times
הַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called
vaiyikra'H7121 →733 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁמ֖וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּJedidiah
yedideyahH3041 →
בַּעֲב֖וּרforsake of
baavurH5668 →49 times
יְהוָֽה׃ פYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
it leads to
- Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Matthew 12:18
“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Deuteronomy 18:15
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Mark 9:7
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
- Hebrews 2:1–3
We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
- Matthew 3:17
Through
Nehemiah 13:26Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all…
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 12:24–25
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Kings 11:1–8
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- 1 Kings 3:13
Moreover, I will give you what you did not request—both riches and honor—so that during all your days no man in any kingdom will be your equal.
- 2 Samuel 12:24–25
Where this verse is studied
About 2 Samuel
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).