Song of Solomon 6:11

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-16

Christ having now returned to his spouse, and the breach being entirely made up, and the falling out of these lovers being the renewing of love, Christ here gives an account both of the distance and of the reconciliation. I. That when he had withdrawn from his church as his spouse, and did not comfort her, yet even then he had his eye upon it as his garden, which he took care of (Song 6:11): ?I went down into the garden of nuts, or nutmegs, to see the fruits of the valley, with complacency and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down into the garden of nuts ,.... This is very properly taken notice of in this song of love; it being usual for newly married persons to get nuts, and throw them among children, to make pastime; to signify, among other things, that they now renounced childish things F21 Vid. Chartarium de Imag. Deorum, p. 89. & Kipping. Antiqu. Rom. l. 4. c. 2. p. 697. "Sparge marite nuces", &c.; Virgil. Bucolic. Eclog. 8. v. 30. "Da nuces pueris", Catuili Juliae Epithal. Ep. 59, v. 131.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down into the garden of nuts - I believe this and the following verse refer at least to the preparations for a farther consummation of the marriage, or examination of the advancement of the bride's pregnancy. But many circumstances of this kind are so interwoven, and often anticipated and also postponed, that it is exceedingly difficult to arrange the whole so as to ascertain the several parts, and who are the actors and speakers. But other writers find no difficulty here, because... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:10-13

Conversation between the chorus and the bride. I. ADDRESS OF THE CHORUS . 1 . The question. "Who is she?" This question occurs three times in the song. In So Song of Solomon 3:6 it is asked apparently by a chorus of young men, the friends of the bridegroom; here and in So Song of Solomon 8:5 it seems to be put into the mouth of the chorus of maidens, the daughters of Jerusalem. It is an expression of admiration. The maidens meet the bride after an interval, and are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

I went down into the garden of nuts to see the green plants of the valley, to see whether the vine budded and the pomegranates were in flower. Or ever I was aware, my soul set me among the chariots of my princely people. There cannot he much doubt as to the meaning of these words. Taking them as put into the lips of the bride, and as intended to be a response to the lavish praises of the bridegroom, we may regard them as a modest confession that she had lost her heart immediately that she... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

Spiritual promotion. The Shulamite is now the queen; but she has not forgotten her early home, her youthful training, occupations, and companionship. She takes a pleasure in looking back upon bygone days, and calling to mind the remarkable manner in which, through the king's admiration and favour, she was raised from her lowly condition to the highest position amongst the ladies of the land. The contrast may be used to illustrate the change which takes place in the experience of the soul... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

The bride’s words may be paraphrased: “You speak of me as a glorious beauty; I was lately but a simple maiden engaged in rustic toils. I went down one day into the walnut-garden” (the walnut abounded on the shores of Lake Gennesaret, and is still common in Northern Palestine) “to inspect the young plants of the vale” (i. e., the wady, or watercourse, with now verdant banks in the early spring after the rainy season), “and to watch the budding and blossoming of vine and pomegranate.” Compare... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 6:11

Song of Solomon 6:11. I went down When I went away from thee. These are the words of the bridegroom; to see the fruits of the valley Which, being low, and well watered, is very fruitful. To see, &c. What beginnings or appearances there were of good fruits or works among believers. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:4-13

6:4-8:14 THE STRENGTH OF TRUE LOVEDesires for each other (6:4-7:13)Using language that he has used before, the man again praises the girl’s loveliness (4-7; cf. 4:1-3). The nation’s most beautiful women may have been chosen for the palace harem, but they must look with envy upon the beauty of the lovely farm girl who is his beloved (8-10). In a brief parenthesis that follows, the two lovers are reminded of an occasion when they met on the farm. The girl was carried away by her lover’s charms as... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 6:11

I went down. The Shulamite explains that she went down to the nut-garden quite innocently, and with no design on her part. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 6:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 6:11-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 6:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:4-13

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Song of Solomon 6:11

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