2 Samuel 12:25

In 11 translations

BSB

and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.Literally to name him Jedidiah because of the LORD; Jedidiah means beloved of the LORD

KJV

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.Jedidiah: that is, Beloved of the LORD

WEB

and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.“Jedidiah” means “loved by Yahweh”.

ASV

and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah’s sake.

LSV

and sends by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calls his name Jedidiah, because of YHWH.

YLT

and sendeth by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and calleth his name Jedidiah, because of Jehovah.

DBY

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.

DRC

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.

GNV

For the Lord had sent by Nathan the Prophet: therefore he called his name Iedidiah, because the Lord loued him.

JPS

and He sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the LORD'S sake.

LXXE

And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name Jeddedi, for the Lord's sake.

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WLC

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח בְּיַד֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ Νάθαν τοῦ προφήτου, καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰεδδεδὶ, ἕνεκεν Κυρίου.

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• 2 Samuel 7:4But that night the word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying,
• Nehemiah 13:26Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.
• 1 Kings 1:11Then Nathan said to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, “Have you not heard that Adonijah son of Haggith has become king, and our lord David does not know it?
• 1 Kings 1:23So the king was told, “Nathan the prophet is here.” And Nathan went in and bowed facedown before the king.
• Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
• 2 Samuel 12:1–14Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing…

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