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24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife. He slept with her and had sexual relations with her. She became pregnant again and had another son, whom David named Solomon. The Lord loved Solomon. 25 The Lord sent word through Nathan the prophet to name the baby Jedidiah,[a] because the Lord loved the child.

David Captures Rabbah

26 Joab fought against Rabbah, a royal city of the Ammonites, and he was about to capture it.

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Footnotes

  1. 12:25 Jedidiah This name means “loved by the Lord.”

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