21 Then his servants said to him, “What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food.”
22 And he said, “While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; afor I said, ‘Who can tell whether1 the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child may live?’
23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go ato him, but bhe 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 ashe bore a son, and bhe called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,
25 and He sent word by the hand of Nathan the prophet: So1 he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Introduction to 2 Samuel
See the Introduction to Samuel in the notes on First Samuel
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