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The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:10

Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, terrible as an army with banners? This, of course, is the praise which comes from the lips of the queens and concubines, the ladies of the harem, the daughters of Jerusalem. The word rendered "looketh forth" is literally "bendeth forward," i.e. in order to look out or forth (cf. Psalms 14:2 ), LXX ; ἐκκυπτοῦσα Venet; παρακυπτοῦσα (cf. James 1:25 , "stooping down and looking into the Word as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:10-13

Conversation between the chorus and the bride. I. ADDRESS OF THE CHORUS . 1 . The question. "Who is she?" This question occurs three times in the song. In So Song of Solomon 3:6 it is asked apparently by a chorus of young men, the friends of the bridegroom; here and in So Song of Solomon 8:5 it seems to be put into the mouth of the chorus of maidens, the daughters of Jerusalem. It is an expression of admiration. The maidens meet the bride after an interval, and are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 6:4-9

The section might be entitled, “Renewed declaration of love after brief estrangement.”Song of Solomon 6:4Tirzah ... Jerusalem - Named together as the then two fairest cities of the land. For Jerusalem compare Psalms 48:2. “Tirzah” (i. e., “Grace” or “Beauty “)was an old Canaanite royal city Joshua 12:24. It became again a royal residence during the reigns of Baasha and his three successors in the kingdom of the ten tribes, and may well therefore have been famed for its beauty in the time of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 6:10

The chorus address the bride here only as the Shulamite, and beg her to perform for their entertainment a sacred dance (see Song of Solomon 6:13) of her own country. The bride, after complying with their request, while they sing some stanzas in her praise Song of Solomon 7:1-5, and after receiving fresh commendations from the king Song of Solomon 7:6-10, invites him to return with her to her mother’s house Song of Solomon 7:11-8:4. Many Jewish allegorists interpret the whole as referring to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 6:8-9

Song of Solomon 6:8-9 . There are threescore queens A certain number for an uncertain. The sense seems to be this: there are many beautiful queens and concubines in the world, in the courts of princes, but none of them is to be compared with my spouse. My undefiled is but one The only beloved of my soul, my only spouse. The only one of her mother She is as dear and as precious to me as only children use to be to their parents, and especially to their mothers. The daughters saw her ... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 6:10

Song of Solomon 6:10. Who is she, &c. These are the words of the queens and concubines. Who What manner of person is this, how excellent and glorious! that looketh forth as the morning As the morning light, which, coming after the darkness, is very pleasant and amiable. Fair as the moon Namely, when it is full, and walketh in brightness, Job 31:26. Clear as the sun Without any such spots or dark specks as are in the moon. Thus the church is said to be without spot, or ... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:4-13

6:4-8:14 THE STRENGTH OF TRUE LOVEDesires for each other (6:4-7:13)Using language that he has used before, the man again praises the girl’s loveliness (4-7; cf. 4:1-3). The nation’s most beautiful women may have been chosen for the palace harem, but they must look with envy upon the beauty of the lovely farm girl who is his beloved (8-10). In a brief parenthesis that follows, the two lovers are reminded of an occasion when they met on the farm. The girl was carried away by her lover’s charms as... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 6:8

There are: i.e. I have. threescore. The numbers are not the same as in 1 Kings 11:3 , because a different period is referred to. virgins = damsels. See note on Song of Solomon 1:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 6:9

My dove = But he is my dove. but one = my only one. In contrast with the numbers of Song of Solomon 6:8 . Flattery enough to turn the heart of almost any woman. praised her: supply the Ellipsis by adding [saying]. See note on Psalms 109:5 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 6:9

Song of Solomon 6:9. My dove, my undefiled, &c.— The author of the new version renders it thus, But, my dove, my undefiled is but one, (that is to say, stands alone in my affections;) she is dear to me as an only child to her mother; as her darling to her that bare her. The maidens saw her, and blessed her, &c. and thus they praised her:10. Who is she, &c.? read more