Song of Songs 3 Footnotes
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3:7 Solomon is mentioned three times in this chapter alone, compelling some scholars to associate the bridegroom with the king of Israel. A dramatic interpretation sees the character of Solomon as a poetic symbol of the groom, celebrated as a “king” on his wedding day. Allegorists claim that Solomon represents the Messiah or God.
3:10-11 The parallelism of Hebrew poetry suggests that the “young women of Zion” and the “young women of Jerusalem” are identical groups.