THEOSISTheodoret of Cyrus
Question 26. What is the translation of the name Jeddedi? Akilah rendered it as ‘for the Lord’s sake’ while Simmah interpreted it as ‘set apart in the King’.
2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 12:25Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and called his name, Amiable to the Lord, because the Lord loved him.
וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח בְּיַד֙ נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֔יא וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יְדִ֣ידְיָ֑הּ בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוָֽה׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- 2 Sam 7:4But it came to pass that night, that the word of the Lord came to Nathan, saying:
- Neh 13:26Did not Solomon king of Israel sin in this kind of thing: and surely among many nations, there was not a king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: and yet women of other countries brought even him to sin.
- Matt 17:5And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
- Matt 3:17And behold a voice from heaven saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- 2 Sam 12:1And the Lord sent Nathan to David: and when he was come to him, he said to him: There were two men in one city, the one rich, and the other poor.
- 2 Sam 12:14Nevertheless, because thou hast given occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, for this thing, the child that is born to thee, shall surely die.