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Atomic Bible
2 Samuel 12:24
Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon.
from Solomon’s Birth, 2 Samuel 12:24-25
What it says

David comforts Bathsheba, goes in to her, and she bears a son whom they name Solomon.

What it is doing

This verse introduces a new birth after the death of the earlier child.

In context

24Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba, and he went to her and lay with her. So she gave birth to a son, and they named him Solomon. 25Now the LORD loved the child and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.