Song of Solomon 5:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

These words are Christ's answer to the church's prayer in the close of the foregoing chapter, Let my beloved come into his garden; here he has come, and lets her know it. See how ready God is to hear prayer, how ready Christ is to accept the invitations that his people give him, though we are backward to hear his calls and accept his invitations. He is free in condescending to us, while we are shy of ascending to him. Observe how the return answered the request, and outdid it. 1. She called... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse ,.... This verse should rather have concluded the preceding chapter, being Christ's answer to the church's request, which was speedily and exactly granted as she desired; which shows it was according to the will of Christ, and of which he informs her; for sometimes he is present, when it is not known he is: of the titles used, see Song of Solomon 4:8 ; and of Christ's coming into his garden, Song of Solomon 4:16 . What he did, when come... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden - באתי bathi , I came, or have come; this should be translated in the past tense, as the other preterite verbs in this clause. I think the latter clause of the preceding verse should come in here: "Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. I have come into my garden, my sister, callah , or spouse; I have gathered my myrrh," etc. I have taken thee for my spouse, and am perfectly satisfied that thou art pure and immaculate. Eat, O... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. My myrrh with my balsam (see 1 Kings 10:10 ). There were celebrated plantations at Jericho. The Queen of Sheba brought "of spices very great store;" "There came no more such abundance of spices as these which the Queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon." Is there a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

Christ's response. "I am come," etc. Here we have for the second time the name of "sister" prefixed to that of "spouse," and it seems to teach that this song is not to be understood in any mere dry, literal, earthly sense; but is to be regarded in such spiritual way as, in fact, most readers have regarded it. How prompt Christ's answer is! Cf. Isaiah 65:24 , "Before they call I will answer," etc. The soul hears the knock of Christ, opens the door, and at once he comes in ( Revelation... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

Hospitality and festivity. This verse is the central stanza of the Song of Songs. It brings before us the wedding feast, the crisis of the dramatic interest of the poem. The bride is welcomed to her regal home; friends and courtiers are gathered together to celebrate the joyful union; and festivity and mirth signalize the realization of hope and the recompense of constancy. Under such a similitude inspired writers and Christian teachers have been wont to set forth the happy union between... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 5:1

My honeycomb - literally, “my reed” or “my wood,” i. e., the substance itself, or portions of it in which the comb is formed. The bees in Palestine form their combs not only in the hollows of trees and rocks, but also in reeds by the river-banks. The king’s meaning appears to be: “All pleases me in thee, there is nothing to despise or cast away.”Eat, O friends - A salutation from the king to his assembled guests, or to the chorus of young men his companions, bidding them in the gladness of his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:1

Song of Solomon 5:1. I am come into my garden This is the bridegroom’s answer. I have gathered my myrrh, &c. I have eaten of my pleasant fruits; I have taken notice of, and delight in, the service and obedience of my people. Eat, O friends Believers are here encouraged with freedom and cheerfulness to eat and drink their spiritual food. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

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 5:1

I am come = I am coming. This is the shepherd's suitable reply to her brief invitation. spouse = betrothed, as in Song of Solomon 4:8 , Song of Solomon 4:9 , Song of Solomon 4:10 , Song of Solomon 4:12 . I have gathered = I am gathering. I have eaten = I am eating. I have drunk = I am drinking. (The perfect tenses being used for the present. See Kautzsch's Gesenius, 106.) wine. Hebrew. yayin . App-27 . eat, O friends. The words of the court-ladies, encouraging the Shulamite and her... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 5:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 5:1

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 5:1

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 5:1

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