2 Samuel 12:24

12:24 So David comforted his wife Bathsheba. He went to her and had marital relations with her. ¹  She gave birth to a son, and David ²  named him Solomon. Now the Lord loved the child ³ 

2 Samuel 13:1

The Rape of Tamar

13:1 Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. In the course of time David’s son Amnon fell madly in love with her. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 13:15

13:15 Then Amnon greatly despised her. ⁵  His disdain toward her surpassed the love he had previously felt toward her. ⁶  Amnon said to her, “Get up and leave!”

[12:24]  ¹ tn Heb “and he lay with her.”

[12:24]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity. While some translations render the pronoun as third person plural (“they”), implying that both David and Bathsheba together named the child, it is likely that the name “Solomon,” which is related to the Hebrew word for “peace” (and may be derived from it) had special significance for David, who would have regarded the birth of a second child to Bathsheba as a confirming sign that God had forgiven his sin and was at peace with him.

[12:24]  ³ tn Heb “him,” referring to the child.

[13:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “Amnon the son of David loved her.” The following verse indicates the extreme nature of his infatuation, so the translation uses “madly in love” here.

[13:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “and Amnon hated her with very great hatred.”

[13:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “for greater was the hatred with which he hated her than the love with which he loved her.”