Jedidiah

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Jedid-Jah, ("darling of Jehovah"), name given by God through Nathan the prophet to Solomon ( 2 Samuel 12:25) combining David's own name (Jedid akin to David "beloved") and Jehovah's; a pledge of David's restoration to God's favor after his fall in the matter of Bathsheba, implying the union of the earthly and the heavenly king. David himself had first given him the name Solomon "the man of peace," because he regarded his birth as a token of his restored peace with God, and also of God'S promise to give peace and rest to Israel in his days ( 2 Chronicles 22:9). God commissioned Nathan, and Nathan called his name Jedidiah "because of Jehovah," i.e. because Jehovah loved him; the fact of Jehovah's love (in contrast to the firstborn child, the fruit of sin, therefore taken away in God's just displeasure), not the mere name, was the object of the commission. Jedidiah was not therefore his ordinary name, but Solomon. The practice still exists in the East of giving a second name, indicative of relation to God, besides the birth name.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Jedidi'ah. (Beloved Of Jehovah). Jedidi'ah or Jedid-jah. (Darling Of Jehovah). The name bestowed, through Nathan, the prophet, on David's son Solomon.  2 Samuel 12:25.

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Symbolical name, signifying 'Beloved of Jehovah,' given by God to Solomon, when an infant.  2 Samuel 12:25 . This, following on the great sin of David with Bathsheba, is a remarkable instance of how grace can abound over sin.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

JEDIDIAH (‘beloved of J″ [Note: Jahweh.] ’). The name given to Solomon by the prophet Nathan (  2 Samuel 12:25 ) ‘for the Lord’s sake.’ See Solomon.

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

The name the Lord gave to Solomon; meaning beloved of the Lord. ( 2 Samuel 12:24-25)

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Beloved of the Lord, a name given to Solomon at his birth, by Nathan the prophet,  2 Samuel 12:25 .

Holman Bible Dictionary

 2 Samuel 12:25

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 2 Samuel 12:25

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

jed - i - dı̄´a ( ידידיה , yedhı̄dh - yāh , "the beloved of Yah"): The name conferred by God through Nathan upon Solomon at his birth (  2 Samuel 12:25 ).