25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[a] because of the Lord.

Rabbah Is Captured

26 (A)Now Joab (B)fought against (C)Rabbah of the Ammonites and took the royal city. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said, “I have fought against Rabbah; moreover, I have taken the city of waters.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord

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