2Sa 12:24-25 | ESV | STEP | Then David comforted his wife , Bathsheba , and went in to her and lay with her, and she bore a son , and he called his name Solomon . And the Lord loved him

2 Samuel 12:24-25

Solomon’s Birth

24 Then David comforted his wife, Bathsheba, and went in to her and lay with her, and ^ashe bore a son, and he called his name ^bSolomon. And the Lord loved him 25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah, ^{▼▼ Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord} because of the Lord.