2 Samuel 12:24 Explained in Context

Read It With

• 2 Samuel 12:24–25

Read 2 Samuel 12:24 with 12:24–25. The wording “And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare…” supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: David comforts Bathsheba, she bears Solomon, the LORD loves him, and Nathan gives the additional name Jedidiah.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Bathsheba Bears Solomon,” 2 Samuel 12:24 opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech through the wording “And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: 2 Samuel 12:16–23 establishes this prior movement: David pleads and lies on the ground while the child lives, then worships and eats after death because the outcome cannot be reversed. 2 Samuel 12:24–25 continues the narrative consequence; that demonstrated relationship, rather than sequence alone, explains its placement.