2 Samuel 12:25
and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the Lord loved him.
Note Literally to name him Jedidiah because of the Lord; Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
Note Jedidiah: that is, Beloved of the LORD
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for the Lord’s sake.
Note “Jedidiah” means “loved by the Lord”.
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah’s sake.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Nathan
- 2 Samuel 12:1–14; 2 Samuel 7:4; 1 Kings 1:11, 23
- Jedidiah
- that is, Beloved of the Lord.
- Nehemiah 13:26; Matthew 3:17; Matthew 17:5