and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
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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 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, for the LORD'S sake.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 12:25 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 7:4 That same night, Yahweh’s word came to Nathan, saying,
- Nehemiah 13:26 Didn’t Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.
- 1 Kings 1:11 Then Nathan spoke to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, “Haven’t you heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith reigns, and David our lord doesn’t know it?
- 2 Samuel 12:1-14 Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, “There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was like a daughter to him. A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to prepare for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man’s lamb, and prepared it for the man who had come to him.” David’s anger burned hot against the man, and he said to Nathan, “As Yahweh lives, the man who has done this deserves to die! He must restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity!” Nathan said to David, “You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul. I gave you your master’s house, and your master’s wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that would have been too little, I would have added to you many more such things. Why have you despised Yahweh’s word, to do that which is evil in his sight? You have struck Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife, and have slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. Now therefore the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised me, and have taken Uriah the Hittite’s wife to be your wife.’ “This is what Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house; and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he will lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. For you did this secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.’ ” David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against Yahweh.” Nathan said to David, “Yahweh also has put away your sin. You will not die. However, because by this deed you have given great occasion to Yahweh’s enemies to blaspheme, the child also who is born to you will surely die.”
- 1 Kings 1:23 They told the king, saying, “Behold, Nathan the prophet!” When he had come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
- Matthew 3:17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Hebrew, by the hand of.
Hebrew, by the hand of.
To call him Solomon.
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Meaning, David.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 12:25 And he sent by the hand of…
2Sa 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
Ver. 25. And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet.] Who was Solomon’s educator et pedagogus, tutor and monitor to fit him for the kingdom, saith Lyra: and by whom God would comfort David, as before he had humbled him by the same Nathan.
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And he called his name Jedidiah,] i.e., Beloved of the Lord. This was more than to be called, as Scipio afterwards was, Corculum, the people’s sweet heart: or as Titus, Generis humani deliciae, the darling of mankind: or as Otho the emperor, Miraculum mundi, the world’s wonder. David signifieth beloved: but Jedidiah, the Lord’s beloved: and this,
Because of the Lord.] That is, For the Lord Christ’s sake, as Junius senseth it, in whom alone Solomon was, and all the elect are, beloved of God. {Mat 3:17 Eph 1:6 Psa 127:3}
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Either because of the Lord’s love to him, as…
Either because of the Lord’s love to him, as the name signifies; or because the Lord commanded him to do so.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of…
And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon,.... Of his being sent against it, and of his besieging it, we read in Sa2 11:1; but it can hardly be thought that he had been so long besieging it, as that David had two children by Bathsheba; but the account of the finishing of it is placed here, that the story concerning Bathsheba might lie together without any interruption:
and took the royal city; or that part of it in which the king's palace was, and which, as Abarbinel observes, was without the city, as the palaces of kings now usually are.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Jedidiah - That is, beloved of the Lord. Because…
Jedidiah - That is, beloved of the Lord. Because - Either, because of the Lord's love to him, or because the Lord commanded him to do so.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 25. Called - Jedidiah] ידידיה, literally, the beloved…
Verse 25. Called - Jedidiah] ידידיה, literally, the beloved of the Lord. This is the first instance I remember of a minister of God being employed to give a name to the child of one of his servants. But it is strange that the name given by the father was that alone which prevailed.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Amiable to the Lord. Or beloved of the Lord.…
Amiable to the Lord. Or beloved of the Lord. In Hebrew, Yedideya. (Challoner) --- Loved him, is not expressed in Hebrew, "because of the Lord." (Haydock) --- Theodotion, "in the word, or agreeably to, the order of the Lord." Solomon never went by the name which God here gives him, (Calmet) except in this place. (Menochius) --- It shews the gratuitous predilection which God had for him; but affords no proof of his predestination to glory, of which there is too much reason to doubt. (Calmet)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 25. He sent — That is, Jehovah sent Nathan…
25. He sent — That is, Jehovah sent Nathan to give the child yet another name peculiarly comforting to David.
Jedidiah — That is, darling of Jehovah. This name and that of David are from cognate roots, which are identical in meaning, and all such play on words had great significance with both the ancient and modern Orientals. Great must have been David’s comfort when Nathan, who had so lately uttered against him the judgment of God, came with a message of love, and gave the newborn child a name so expressive of Jehovah’s restored favour.
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Because of the Lord — That is, because the Lord loved him.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 25. he sent by the hand of Nathan, &c.]…
25. he sent by the hand of Nathan, &c.] Jehovah commissioned Nathan (for the phrase cp. Exo_4:13) to give the boy a second name, which he did accordingly. This is the meaning of the text as it stands: but some commentators would alter it slightly in accordance with the Vulgate, and render he (David) committed him to the hand of Nathan, that he might take charge of his education. But the explanation is doubtful, and there is no further trace of the fact, though it has been very generally supposed that Nathan was Solomon’s tutor.
Jedidiah] That is Beloved of Jah. Cp. Deu_33:12; Psa_127:2. It is derived from the same root as David, which means beloved or darling. The name was given “because of the Lord,” i.e. because Jehovah loved the child; and it served as a pledge to David that he was again fully received into God’s favour.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (25) Jedidiah.—It does not appear that this name (beloved…
(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.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain He sent. Some commentators make David the subject of…
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.
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 12:25 Jedidiah means “loved by Yahweh.” This God-given second…
12:25 Jedidiah means “loved by Yahweh.” This God-given second name for Solomon, mentioned only here, guaranteed his future, as it expressed God’s special love for him.
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