2nd Samuel Chapter 12 verse 25 Holy Bible
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
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And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
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And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
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And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
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And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
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and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh's sake.
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and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - He sent. Some commentators make David the subject of the sentence, and translate, "And he, David, sent in the hand of Nathan, and called," etc. They suppose that this means that Nathan was entrusted with Solomon's education; but "in the hand" is the ordinary Hebrew preposition, meaning "by," and the sense plainly is that God sent a message by Nathan. David had already called the child Solomon, and now Jehovah, some years afterwards, gives him an indication of his special favour by naming him Yedidyah. The word is formed from the same root as David, that is, "lovely," with the addition of the Divine name. As we have already pointed out, this was no slight matter, but the virtual selection of Solomon to be David's successor, and probably, therefore, was delayed until he had given indica of his great intellectual gifts. His elder brothers would not be passed over without valid reasons.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) Jedidiah.--It does not appear that this name (beloved of the Lord) was intended to do more than express the Divine acceptance of Solomon; and it never came into use as a personal title.
