21 His servants asked him, “What did you just do? While the baby was alive, you fasted and wept, but when he died, you got up and ate food.”
22 He answered, “While the baby was alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘Who knows? The Lord may be gracious to me and let him live.’
23 But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I’ll go to him, but he will never return to me.”
24 Then David comforted his wife Bathsheba; he went and slept with her. She gave birth to a son and named him Solomon. The Lord loved him,
25 and He sent a message through Nathan the prophet, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
26 Joab fought against Rabbah of the Ammonites and captured the royal fortress.
27 Then Joab sent messengers to David to say, “I have fought against Rabbah and have also captured the water supply.