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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:8

They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. The guard of warriors round the litter secured the bride from any sudden alarm as she travelled through the wilderness, and so gave her quiet rest. The journey from Shunem to Jerusalem would be about fifty miles in a direct course, and it was therefore necessary to pass at least one, if not two, nights on the way; the course being through a wild and solitary region. The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:9-10

King Solomon made himself a palanquin of the wood of Lebanon. He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the seats of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, from the daughters of Jerusalem. The palanquin is described, that the attention may be kept fixed awhile on the bridal procession, which, of course, forms the kernel of the whole poem, as representing the perfect union of the bride and bridegroom. The Greek versions translate φορεῖον : the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:11

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon, with the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart . This seems to be an appeal to a larger company of those who will rejoice in the bride and her happiness. The daughters of Zion are perhaps intended to represent the people generally as distinguished from the ladies of the court, i.e. let all the people rejoice in their king and in his royal bride. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 3:6-11

The principal and central action of the Song; the bride’s entry into the city of David, and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters regard this part of the poem as symbolizing the “first” entrance of the Church of the Old Testament into the land of promise, and her spiritual espousals, and communion with the King of kings, through the erection of Solomon’s Temple and the institution of its acceptable worship. Christian fathers, in a like spirit, make most things here refer to the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 3:6

Song of Solomon 3:6. Who is this, &c. The persons speaking seem to be the daughters of Jerusalem, who, upon occasion of the bride’s speech to them, make this reply. The person spoken of is the spouse: that cometh out of the wilderness Believers were to be called, not only out of the holy land, which was as the garden of God, but also out of the Gentile world, which, in prophetical writings, is frequently described under the notion of a wilderness: like pillars of smoke Being... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 3:7-8

Song of Solomon 3:7-8. Behold The bride-men continue their speech, and from the admiration of the bride, proceed to the admiration of the bridegroom: his bed The bed seems to denote the church, which is comely through Christ’s beauty, and safe by his protection, in which Christ is glorified, and believers enjoy sweet fellowship with him. Solomon’s Which is the bed, not of an ordinary man, but of a great king, whom Solomon typifies, and who is greater than Solomon. Threescore valiant... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 3:9-10

Song of Solomon 3:9-10 . King Solomon made a chariot In which the royal bridegroom and bride might ride together in state. By this chariot he seems to understand the word of Christ dispensed by his ministers, wherein Christ rides triumphantly in the world, conquering his enemies and subduing the world to the obedience of the gospel. Of the wood of Lebanon Of cedars, which wood being incorruptible, doth fitly signify the word of the gospel, which endureth for ever, 1 Peter 1:25. He... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 3:11

Song of Solomon 3:11. Go forth The church bids particular believers go forth to see this sight. Behold, King Solomon The Messiah, of whom Solomon was an illustrious type. With the crown Which being applied to Solomon, may design that garland or crown which was usually worn in nuptial solemnities: but being applied to Christ, it denotes the honour that was given him, which, though principally done by his Father, yet is here ascribed to his mother, namely, the universal church, which,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 3:6-11

A wedding procession (3:6-5:1)As the wedding day approaches, the girl pictures the coming of the bridegroom for her as a royal wedding procession - King Solomon in all his glory coming to this humble country town to claim his bride. She pictures the scene as the procession approaches amid clouds of perfumed incense. The centre of attraction is the king himself, carried on his gold and silver carriage and surrounded by fully armed royal guards in brilliant uniforms (6-11).The bridegroom meets... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 3:6

Who is this? = What is this? A question asked by anJerusalem. inhabitant of Jerusalem. bed. Hebrew. mittah . Not the same word as Song of Solomon 1:16 ; Song of Solomon 3:1 ; Song of Solomon 5:13 , or Song of Solomon 6:2 . valiant men. Hebrew. gibbor App-14 . read more

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