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2 Samuel 12:23-25
New King James Version
2 Samuel 12:23-25
New King James Version
23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go (A)to him, but (B)he shall not return to me.”
Solomon Is Born
24 Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So (C)she bore a son, and (D)he[a] called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him, 25 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So [b]he called his name [c]Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
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- 2 Samuel 12:24 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., a few Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Qr., some Heb. mss., Syr., Tg. she
- 2 Samuel 12:25 Lit. Beloved of the Lord
New King James Version (NKJV)
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