Song of Solomon 2:4-7

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house ,.... Or "into" it F17 אל "in", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Marckius, Michaelis. . The "house of wine" F18 בית היין "domum vini", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; , as it is literally in the original; either the "wine cellar" F19 "Cellam vinariam", Tigurine version. , as some, where stores of it were kept; or, the "place of fasting" F20 "Locum convivii", Junius & Tremellius. , as others, and, as we render... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:5

Stay me with flagons ,.... Of wine, which is a supporter of the animal spirits F23 "Vino fulcire venas cadentes", Senecae Ep. 95. . The church was now in a house of wine, where was plenty of it; even of the love of Christ, compared to wine, and preferred unto it, Song of Solomon 1:2 ; the church though she had had large discoveries of it, desired more; and such that have once tasted of this love are eagerly desirous of it, and cannot be satisfied until they have their fill of it in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:6

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. The church, having desired to be stayed, supported, strengthened, and comforted, presently found her beloved with her, who with both hands sustained her; which shows his tender love to her, care of her, and regard for her; and is expressive of the near and intimate communion she had with him, as the effect of union to him, often enjoyed in his house and ordinances; likewise of blessings of every kind she received from him;... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house - Literally, the house of wine. The ancients preserved their wine, not in barrels or dark cellars under ground, as we do, but in large pitchers, ranged against the wall in some upper apartment in the house, the place where they kept their most precious effects. We have a proof of this in Homer: - Ως φαν· ὁ δπ ' ὑψοραφον θαλομον κατεβησατο πατρος<-144 Ευρυν, ὁθι νητος χρυσος και χαλκος εκειτο,Εσθης τπ ' εν χηλοισιν, ἁλις τπ ' ευωδες... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:5

Stay me with flagons - I believe the original words mean some kind of cordials with which we are unacquainted. The versions in general understand some kind of ointment or perfumes by the first term. I suppose the good man was perfectly sincere who took this for his text, and, after having repeated, Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples, for I am sick of love sat down, perfectly overwhelmed with his own feelings, and was not able to proceed! But while we admit such a person's... 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

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love; literally, to the house of the wine. Not, as some, "the house of the vines"—that is, the vineyard. The Hebrew word yayin corresponds with the AE thiopic wain, and has run through the Indo-European languages. The meaning is—To the place where he royally entertains his friends. Hence the reference which immediately follows to the protection with which the king overshadows his beloved. He covers me there with his... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:6

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:5

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

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

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

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