The Meaning of 2 Samuel 12:25 Explained

2 Samuel 12:25

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 12:25?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 12:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does 2 Samuel 12:25 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 12:15-31 - Accepting The Lord's Judgment

When Nathan had gone, David beat out his brief confession into Psalms 51:1-19. He knew that he was clean, because purged with hyssop, Exodus 12:22; that he was whiter than snow, because the hand of the Redeemer had touched him, and the joy of God's salvation had been restored. And now he bowed himself before the train of evil consequences that must ensue. Sin may be forgiven, but the Father must needs chasten his child.

The little babe died. It cuts us to the quick when innocent children suffer for our wrong-doing. Two years after, David's sin was repeated by one of his sons, while another sought to dispossess his father of the throne. In Amnon's offense David beheld the features of his own passion, and in Absalom's revenge, his own blood-guiltiness. Psalms 41:1-13; Psalms 55:1-23 are supposed to record his sufferings during those dreary years, when it seemed as if the sunshine had passed forever from his life. The wonder is that he treated Rabbah so harshly; but it may be, as some think, that its fate was decided during the months which preceded his confession, when the misery of his soul made him petulant and exacting.

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Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 12

¹ Nathan's parable of the ewe lamb causes David to be his own judge
⁷ David, reproved by Nathan, confesses his sin, and is pardoned
¹⁵ David mourns and prays for the child while it lives
²⁴ Solomon is born, and named Jedidiah
²⁶ David takes Rabbah, and tortures the people thereof

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 12:25 mean?

And he sent [word] by the hand of Nathan the prophet so He called - his name Jedidiah because of Yahweh -

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

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח	And he sent [word]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out.
בְּיַד֙	by the hand
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand.
נָתָ֣ן	of Nathan
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נָתָן Sense: a son of David by Bathsheba.
הַנָּבִ֔יא	the prophet
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: נָבִיא Sense: spokesman, speaker, prophet.
וַיִּקְרָ֥א	so He called
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שְׁמ֖וֹ	his name
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ	Jedidiah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְדִידְיָהּ Sense: the name given to Solomon through Nathan the prophet.
בַּעֲב֖וּר	because
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular Root: עֲבוּר Sense: for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj.
יְהוָֽה	of Yahweh
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
פ	-
Parse: Punctuation

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