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2 Samuel 12:25
Solomon’s Birth
24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. Now the LORD loved the child 25and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
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Berean Standard Bible
and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
American Standard Version (1901)
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah’s sake.
Bible in Basic English
And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
Free Bible Version
so he sent a message through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.
Geneva Bible 1599
For the Lord had sent by Nathan the Prophet: therefore he called his name Iedidiah, because the Lord loued him.
King James (Authorized) Version
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
Translation for Translators
He told the prophet Nathan to tell David to name the baby boy Jedediah which means ‘loved by Yahweh’, because Yahweh loved him.
Unlocked Literal Bible
and he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah, because Yahweh loved him.
Noah Webster Bible
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
World English Bible
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.
Young's Literal Translation
and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.