Song of Solomon 1:15-2:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:12-17

Here the conference is carried on between Christ and his spouse, and endearments are mutually exchanged. I. Believers take a great complacency in Christ, and in communion with him. To you that believe he is precious, above any thing in this world, 1 Pet. 2:7. Observe, 1. The humble reverence believers have for Christ as their Sovereign, Song 1:12. He is a King in respect both of dignity and dominion; he wears the crown of honour, he bears the sceptre of power, both which are the unspeakable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:15

Behold, thou art fair, my love ,.... These are the words of Christ, commending the beauty and comeliness of the church, expressing his great affection for her, and his high esteem of her; of her fairness and beauty; see Gill on Song of Solomon 1:5 ; see Gill on Song of Solomon 1:8 ; of the title of Christ's love, as given her by him; see Gill on Song of Solomon 1:9 ; a "behold" is prefixed to this account her, as a note of attention, to consider her complete comeliness in Christ, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:15

Thou hast doves' eyes - The large and beautiful dove of Syria is supposed to be here referred to, the eyes of which are remarkably fine. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

Characteristics of those whom Christ loves. We need not mind who said what is written in these verses; or why it was said, according to their literal interpretation. But we may consider what is said, for it is true of all people who are "of the Lord beloved." I. THEY ARE HIS BELOVED . This more than justice; for that would have regarded them as they were in themselves—the reverse of well pleasing to him. It is more than mercy; for that, though it may have spared the wrong doer,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

Love and admirations. It requires imagination and a knowledge of Oriental habits of thinking fully to appreciate the language of this passage, which otherwise to our colder and less fanciful natures may appear extravagant. But expressions which may be open to the charge of extravagance as applied to ordinary human affection, may well come short of the truth if interpreted as indicating the emotions which distinguish those spiritual relations of absorbed delight subsisting between Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-17

The communion of the bridegroom and the bride. I. THE APPROACH OF THE BRIDEGROOM . 1 . His address. He compares the bride to a beautiful mare of his own in the chariots of Pharaoh. The words come fitly from the lips of the speaker. He was the first king of Israel who took delight in horses and chariots, and he imported them from Egypt. The words are thought to have suggested a similar comparison in Theocritus ('Idyll,' 18.30); they indicate the stateliness of the bride's... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:12-17

Reciprocal esteem. Love, manifested and known, will always beget love. As every plant has in its womb seed of its own kind, so, too, love has within itself generative power. If any human heart does not love our Immanuel, it is because that heart is ignorant of him, its eyesight is blurred, its vision is obscured. No sooner is Jesus known as a true and substantial Friend, than love in some form springs up. In the form of gratitude it first appears; then in the form of admiration; then in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:15

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are as doves; literally, thine eyes are doves. The king receives the worship of his bride and delights in her. She is very sweet and fair to him. The dove is a natural symbol of love; hence it was attached by the classical nations to the garden of love, together with the myrtle, rose, and apple, all of which we find introduced in this Hebrew poem. Hence the Arabic name for a dove, Jemima, as we see in the Book of Job, was... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:15

Song of Solomon 1:15. Behold, thou art fair This is the speech of Christ. The words are doubled to manifest his fervent affection for her. Thou hast doves’ eyes Which are mild and harmless, chaste and faithful. And by the eyes he seems to design both her outward behaviour and the inward disposition of her mind. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8-17

The lovers talk together (1:8-2:7)In reply to the girl’s longing, the man invites her to come and join him in the fields (8). He praises her beauty and promises to give her the finest jewellery (9-11). The girl responds that her greatest joy is just to be in his presence and let her love flow out to him (12-14). After the man further praises the girl’s beauty (15), she expresses her desire to be with him in the fields again, where they can lie down together in the shade of the trees (16-17).The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:12-17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 1:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:9-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:12-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 1:15

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 1:8-17

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