2Sa 12:24 | TNotes | STEP | 12:24 Even after Uriah’s death, Bathsheba was still called Uriah’s wife (12:9 ; see also Matt 1:6 ). Only here is she called David’s wife . • Solomon: Pronounced Shelomoh in Hebrew, it probably means “his peace,” from the Hebrew shalom . It might mean “his replacement”; cp. Shelemiah (Jer 36:14 , “Yahweh has provided compensation”) and Shelumiel (Num 1:6 , “God [is] my compensation”); both contain the root shelem (“replacement, compensation”).

cMatt 1:6►

dJer 36:14►

eNum 1:6►

‏ 2 Samuel 12:24

12:24 ^a Even after Uriah’s death, Bathsheba was still called Uriah’s wife (12:9 ^b; see also Matt 1:6 ^c). Only here is she called David’s wife.

• Solomon: Pronounced Shelomoh in Hebrew, it probably means “his peace,” from the Hebrew shalom. It might mean “his replacement”; cp. Shelemiah (Jer 36:14 ^d, “Yahweh has provided compensation”) and Shelumiel (Num 1:6 ^e, “God [is] my compensation”); both contain the root shelem (“replacement, compensation”).