Then David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her and lay with her. So she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,
Parallel translations
- WEB David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;
- KJV And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
- BSB Then 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
- NASB Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and went in to her and slept with her; and she gave birth to a son, and he named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved him,
- NLT Then David comforted Bathsheba, his wife, and slept with her. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son, and David named him Solomon. The Lord loved the child
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Quick answer
David comforts Bathsheba, who bears Solomon, and the Lord loves him. God's grace shines as He blesses the very marriage marked by sin.
Overview
Following judgment and repentance, God grants David and Bathsheba a son, Solomon, who will inherit the throne and build the temple. The note that 'Yahweh loved him' signals God's gracious favor and the continuation of His covenant purposes despite human failure. Through this line the promised Messiah will come, displaying God's mercy that brings redemption out of brokenness; Solomon appears in the genealogy of Jesus.
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Cross-references · 6
- Matt 1:6Jesse became the father of King David. David became the father of Solomon by her who had been Uriah’s wife.
- 1 Chr 28:5–6Of all my sons (for Yahweh has given me many sons), he has chosen Solomon my son to sit on the throne of Yahweh’s kingdom over Israel.
- 2 Sam 7:12When your days are fulfilled, and you sleep with your fathers, I will set up your offspring after you, who will proceed out of your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
- 1 Chr 22:9–10Behold, a son shall be born to you, who shall be a man of peace. I will give him rest from all his enemies all around; for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.
- 1 Chr 29:1David the king said to all the assembly, “Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great; for the palace is not for man, but for Yahweh God.
- 1 Chr 3:5and these were born to him in Jerusalem: Shimea, Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel;
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