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Song of Solomon 2:1-17 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys. As a lily among brambles, so is my love among the young women. As an apple tree among the trees of the forest, so is my beloved among the young men. With great delight I sat in his shadow, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
The Fear of God is Utmost … 11 The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd. 12 And by these, my son, be further warned: There is no end to the making of many books, and much study wearies the body. 13 When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments ...
19 When Bathsheba went to King Solomon to speak to him for Adonijah, the king stood up to meet her, bowed down to her and sat down on his throne. He had a throne brought for the king’s mother, and she sat down at his right hand. 20 “I have one small request to make of you,” she said. “Do not refuse me.”. The king replied, “Make it ...
Solomon is referred to seven times ( 1:1,5; 3:7,9,11; 8:11-12 ), and several verses speak of the "king" ( 1:4,12; 7:5 ), but whether he was the author remains an open question. To date the Song in the tenth century b.c. during Solomon's reign is not impossible. In fact, mention of Tirzah and Jerusalem in one breath ( 6:4; see note there) has ...
Song of Songs 4:1–7 is simply the first of four waṣfs in the Song. The others are found at 5:10–16; 6:4–6; 7:2–8. . . All except 7:2–8 follows the pattern of starting at the head and working down the body. The descriptions all stop with the object of the speaker’s sensuous attention. In the case of 4:1–7 that would be the woman ...
Jan 4, 2022 · This would place the date of composition around 965 B.C. Purpose of Writing: The Song of Solomon is a lyric poem written to extol the virtues of love between a husband and his wife. The poem clearly presents marriage as God’s design. A man and woman are to live together within the context of marriage, loving each other spiritually ...
Solomon wrote the book during his reign as king of Israel, meaning he composed it sometime between 971 and 931 BC. Scholars who hold to Solomon’s authorship tend to agree that the song was written early in his reign, not merely because of the youthful exuberance of the poetry but because his harem of 140 women, mentioned in 6:8, is relatively ...
