2 Samuel 12:24-31
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”).
12:25 f Jedidiah means “loved by Yahweh.” This God-given second name for Solomon, mentioned only here, guaranteed his future, as it expressed God’s special love for him.
Summary for 2Sam 12:26-31: 12:26-31 g David’s battle with the Ammonites, begun in ch 10 h, ended in success.
12:30 i David removed the crown: David had, in effect, become the Ammonites’ king.
• a vast amount of plunder: Instructions against taking such booty during a conquest (Deut 7:25-26 j) show how dangerous David’s actions were. Such wealth might seduce the king’s heart away from God.
12:31 k He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with: Enslaving defeated peoples was in accord with Deut 20:11 l. Solomon later did the same with the Canaanites (1 Kgs 9:20-22 m; see also Judg 1:30 n, 33 o). The alternate reading might indicate torture inflicted on the defeated Ammonites (cp. textual note on 1 Chr 20:3 p).
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