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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:3-7

Here, I. The spouse commends her beloved and prefers him before all others: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, which perhaps does not grow so high, nor spread so wide, as some other trees, yet is useful and serviceable to man, yielding pleasant and profitable fruit, while the other trees are of little use, no, not the cedars themselves, till they are cut down, so is my beloved among the sons, so far does he excel them all,?all the sons of God, the angels (that honour was put upon... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8-13

The church is here pleasing herself exceedingly with the thoughts of her further communion with Christ after she has recovered from her fainting fit. I. She rejoices in his approach, Song 2:8. 1. She hears him speak: ?It is the voice of my beloved, calling me to tell me he is coming.? Like one of his own sheep, she knows his voice before she sees him, and can easily distinguish it from the voice of a stranger (John 10:4, 5), and, like a faithful friend of the bridegroom, she rejoices greatly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:7

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem ,.... Of whom, see Song of Solomon 1:5 . There is some difficulty in these words, whether they are spoken by the church, or by Christ: according to our version, they are the words of the church, and bids fair to be the sense; since they are spoken to the virgins, her companions, that waited on her; and the manner of speech is not by way of command, as by way of adjuration; and the matter, style, and language of it, Christ being the church's love;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:8

The voice of my beloved !.... So says the church, who well knew Christ her beloved's voice; which is known by all believers in him, and is distinguished by them from the voice of others; by the majesty and authority of it; by the power and efficacy of it; by its directing them to himself, and by the pleasure it gives them: and she speaks of it as being very delightful to her; it being the voice of him whom she loved, and a voice of love, grace, and mercy, of peace, pardon, righteousness, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:9

My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart ,.... The church, upon the swift and speedy approach of Christ unto her, compares him to these creatures; which are well known for their swiftness F12 "Cervi veloces", Virgil. Aeneid. 5. v. 253. in running, and agility in leaping, as before observed: and, besides these things, Christ may be compared to them on other accounts; they are pleasant and lovely, choice and valuable; bear an antipathy to serpents, which they easily overcome; are very... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:10

My beloved spake, and said unto me ,.... Christ, the church's beloved, being so near her, she could distinctly hear and understand what he spoke, and relate the very words: or, "he answered to me" F16 ענה "respondit", Montanus, Vatablus, Piscator, Marckius, Michaelis. ; to a secret petition, put up to him for a more full enjoyment of him; for there is mental as well as vocal prayer, which Christ, as God omniscient, knows full well, and gives answer to: of this may be an answer to her... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:7

I charge you - by the roes - This was probably some rustic mode of adjuration. The verses themselves require little comment. With this verse the first night of the first day is supposed to end. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:8

Behold, he cometh leaping - This appears to be highly characteristic of the gambols of the shepherds, and points out the ecstasy with which those who were enamoured ran to their mates. It is supposed that the second day's eclogue begins at this verse. The author of what was then called A New Translation of Solomon's Song, observes, The bride relates how the bridegroom, attended by his companions, had come under her window, and called upon her to come forth and enjoy the beauties of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:9

He standeth behind our wall - This may refer to the wall by which the house was surrounded, the space between which and the house constituted the court. He was seen first behind the wall, and then in the court; and lastly came to the window of his bride's chamber. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

Converse of the bridegroom and the bride continued. I. THE VOICE OF THE BRIDE . 1 . The rose of Sharon. They were sitting, it seems, in a forest glade at the foot of some lofty cedar, sheltered by its embowering branches; beneath was their grassy seat, bright with many flowers. The bride feels that she is as one of those fair flowers in the bridegroom's eyes. "I am the rose of Sharon," she says, in her artless acceptance of the bridegroom's loving approval. We cannot... read more

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