2 Samuel 12:24-26
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
24 Then David consoled Bathsheba his wife. He went and slept with her; and she conceived and bore him a son, who was named Solomon. The Lord loved him 25 and sent the prophet Nathan to name him Jedidiah,[a] on behalf of the Lord.
End of the Ammonite War. 26 (A)Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured that royal city.
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- 12:25 Jedidiah: the name means “beloved of Yhwh.”
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