And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, for Jehovah's sake.
And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.
And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh's sake.
and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the LORD'S sake.
Called - Jedidiah - ידידיה, literally, the beloved of the Lord. This is the first instance I remember of a minister of God being employed to give a name to the child of one of his servants. But it is strange that the name given by the father was that alone which prevailed.
12:25 Jedidiah - That is, beloved of the Lord. Because - Either, because of the Lord's love to him, or because the Lord commanded him to do so.