2 Samuel 12:24,25

And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife Who, no doubt, was deeply afflicted for the loss of her child, and dejected for her sin. It is observable, however, that there is not one word said to her in all this relation, either concerning her guilt or her punishment. She was punished in the calamities that befell David; who enticed her, and not she him, to commit the foul sin of adultery, and was innocent in the murder of Uriah. She bare a son, and he called his name Solomon Probably his mother, with the consent of David, gave him this name as soon as he was born. And the Lord loved him That is, the Lord declared to David, probably by Nathan the prophet, that he loved this his son, notwithstanding the just cause which David had given to God to withdraw his love from him and his. Perhaps after his great humiliation, Nathan was sent to comfort him with this good hope, that God would have a peculiar regard for this son, and make him very famous. Such is the wonderful goodness of God to truly penitent sinners, who manifest the sincerity of their repentance by an humble submission to whatsoever punishments God sees fit to inflict upon them, (as David did to the death of the former child,) and thereby induce that goodness to show them still further mercy, He sent Namely, God did; by Nathan, and he called his name Jedidiah That is, beloved of Jehovah. Because of the Lord Either because of the Lord's love to him, or because the Lord commanded him so to do. This name, however, was merely significative, being only intended to express to the child's parents what they might expect; for we find him always called Solomon in the Scriptures.