Song of Solomon 1:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:4-8

The Christian soul, its trials and triumphs. The maiden who speaks has been separated unwillingly from her beloved, after whom she incessantly mourns; she is kept in the king's chambers, the apartments of the women in his palace at Jerusalem. They ridicule her swarthy look, and she tells how her half-brothers had been unkind to her, and had made her work in the drudgery of the vineyards, beneath the scorching sun. Those about her wonder and scoff at her persistent affection. The story may... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-4

the prologue. - The Song commences with two stanzas in praise of the king (now absent) by a chorus of virgins belonging to the royal household. Expositors, Jewish and Christian, interpret the whole as spoken by the Church of the heavenly Bridegroom.Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me - Christian expositors have regarded this as a prayer of the Church under the old covenant for closer communion with the Godhead through the Incarnation. Thus, Gregory: “Every precept of Christ received by the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:4

Song of Solomon 1:4. Draw me By thy grace and Holy Spirit. We will Both I, thy spouse, and the virgins, my companions. And this change of numbers teaches us, that the spouse is one great body, consisting of many members; run after thee Will follow thee readily, cheerfully, and swiftly. The king hath brought me, &c. Christ, the king of his church, hath answered my prayer; into his chambers Where I may freely converse with him, and enjoy him. He hath taken me into intimate... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-7

1:1-2:7 OPENING EXCHANGES OF PRAISEThe girl longs for her lover (1:1-7)After an introductory note (1:1), the collection opens with a poem spoken by the girl in praise of her absent lover. At times she imagines she is speaking to him, at times she thinks about him, but always she longs for his love and attention. She thinks that all girls must love such a handsome young man. To her he is king, and she imagines the coming wedding day when he takes her into his room, praises her beauty and makes... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me, &c. = Draw me after thee, let us flee together! run after = run to any one for refuge. the king. This explains the circumstances described on p. 921. chambers = inner apartments. remember = praise. the upright love thee = upright ones have loved thee. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

Song of Solomon 1:4. Draw me, &c.— The author of the New Translation renders this verse thus; SPOUSE: O draw me after thee: VIRGINS: We will run to the fragrance of thy perfumes. SPOUSE: The king hath brought me into his apartments. VIRGINS: We will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will celebrate thy love more than wine. Thou art every way lovely. The LXX, Vulgate, and Ethiopic, add the words, to the fragrance of thy perfumes. The Chaldee countenances this addition. Perhaps the speech of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

4. (1) The cry of ancient Israel for Messiah, for example, Simeon, Anna, c. (2) The cry of an awakened soul for the drawing of the Spirit, after it has got a glimpse of Christ's loveliness and its own helplessness. Draw me—The Father draws (John 6:44). The Son draws (Jeremiah 31:3 Hosea 11:4; John 12:32). "Draw" here, and "Tell" (Song of Solomon 1:7), reverently qualify the word "kiss" (Song of Solomon 1:7- :). me, we—No believer desires to go to heaven alone. We are converted as individuals;... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-7

The Ardent Affection of the Lovers2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.2. Love] The original has ’loves,’ i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces.3. Ointments] Orientals have always been passionately fond of perfumes. The literatures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome abound in references to them: in the Bible see Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7-8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 27:9; Luke 7:46; John 12:3. A modern traveller writes: ’Arabs are delighted with perfumes; the nomad... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-17

The Ardent Affection of the Lovers2-7. Songs of the bride: her enquiry and his answers.2. Love] The original has 'loves,' i.e. expressions of love, repeated kisses and embraces.3. Ointments] Orientals have always been passionately fond of perfumes. The literatures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome abound in references to them: in the Bible see Psalms 23:5; Psalms 45:7-8; Proverbs 7:17; Proverbs 27:9; Luke 7:46; John 12:3. A modern traveller writes: 'Arabs are delighted with perfumes; the nomad... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:4

(4) The king hath brought me.—The dramatic theory of the poem (see Excursus II.) has been in a great measure built up on interpretations given to this verse. We understand it as a repetition, in another form, of the protestation of love made in Song of Solomon 1:1-3. Like them, it forms a stanza of five lines. The clause, “the king hath brought,” &c, is—in accordance with a common Hebrew idiom, where an hypothesis is expressed by a simple perfect or future without a particle (comp. Proverbs... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:4-8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:4

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:1-7

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 1:4

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 1:4

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-7

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:2-17

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Song of Solomon 1:4

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