John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:2
My beloved is gone down into his garden ,.... Which may be said by Solomon, in allusion to what he himself was wont to do, as Josephus F17 Antiqu. l. 8. c. 7. s. 3. relates; who used to go very early in a morning in great pomp to Etham, about two miles from Jerusalem, a pleasant place, abounding with gardens and flows of water: or respect may be had to the king's gardens nearer Jerusalem, which were at the descent of Mount Zion, and reached to the lower pool F18 See Lightfoot's... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 6:1-3
Here is, I. The enquiry which the daughters of Jerusalem made concerning Christ, Song 6:1. They still continue their high thoughts of the church, and call her, as before, the fairest among women; for true sanctity is true beauty. And now they raise their thoughts higher concerning Christ: Whither has thy beloved gone, that we may seek him with thee? This would be but an indecent, unacceptable, compliment, if the song were not to be understood spiritually; for love is jealous of a rival, would... read more