World English Bible
2 Samuel 12:24
“David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 12
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He said, "While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, 'Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?
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But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
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David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;
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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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Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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