2 Samuel 12:23-25

Easy-to-Read Version

²³ But now the baby is dead, so why should I refuse to eat? Can I bring the baby back to life? No. Some day I will go to him, but he cannot come back to me.”

Solomon Is Born

²⁴ Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife. He slept with her and had sexual relations with her. Bathsheba became pregnant again and had another son. David named the boy Solomon. The Lord loved Solomon ²⁵ and sent word for Nathan the prophet to give Solomon the name Jedidiah.^[a] So Nathan did this for the Lord.