Song of Solomon 1

The Young Shulammite Bride and Jerusalem's Daughters

1 The [a]Song of 1Songs, which is Solomon's.
2 "[b]May he kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your 2love is better than wine.
3 "Your 3oils have a pleasing fragrance, Your 4name is like [c]purified oil; Therefore * the [d]5maidens love you.
4 "Draw me after you and let us run together! The 6king has brought me into his chambers." "[e]We will rejoice in you and be glad; We will [f]extol your 7 love more than wine. Rightly do they love you."
5 "[g]I am black but 8lovely, O 9daughters of Jerusalem, Like the 10tents of 11Kedar, Like the curtains of Solomon.
6 "Do not stare at me because I am [h]swarthy, For the sun has burned me. My 12mother's sons were angry with me; They made me 13caretaker of the vineyards, But I have not taken care of my own vineyard.
7 "Tell me, O you 14whom my soul loves, Where do you 15pasture your flock, Where do you make it 16lie down at noon? For why should I be like one who [i]veils herself Beside the flocks of your 17companions?"

Solomon, the Lover, Speaks

8 "[j]If you yourself do not know, 18Most beautiful among women, Go forth on the trail of the flock And pasture your young goats By the tents of the shepherds.
9 "[k]To me, 19my darling, you are like My 20mare among the chariots of Pharaoh.
10 "Your 21cheeks are lovely with ornaments, Your neck with strings of 22beads."
11 "[l]We will make for you ornaments of gold With beads of silver."
12 "[m]While the king was at his [n]table, My [o]23perfume gave forth its fragrance.
13 "My beloved is to me a pouch of 24myrrh Which lies all night between my breasts.
14 "My beloved is to me a cluster of 25henna blossoms In the vineyards of 26Engedi."
15 "[p][q]27How beautiful you are, my darling, [r]How beautiful you are! Your 28eyes are like doves."
16 "[s][t]How handsome you are, 29my beloved, And so pleasant! Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!
17 "The beams of our houses are 30cedars, Our rafters, [u]31cypresses.

Cross References 31

  • 1. 1 Kings 4:32
  • 2. Song of Songs 1:4; Song of Songs 4:10
  • 3. Song of Songs 4:10; John 12:3
  • 4. Ecclesiastes 7:1
  • 5. Psalms 45:14
  • 6. Psalms 45:14, 15
  • 7. Song of Songs 1:4; Song of Songs 4:10
  • 8. Song of Songs 2:14; Song of Songs 4:3; Song of Songs 6:4
  • 9. Song of Songs 2:7; Song of Songs 3:5, 10; Song of Songs 5:8, 16; Song of Songs 8:4
  • 10. Psalms 120:5
  • 11. Isaiah 60:7
  • 12. Psalms 69:8
  • 13. Song of Songs 8:11
  • 14. Song of Songs 3:1-4
  • 15. Song of Songs 2:16; Song of Songs 6:3
  • 16. Isaiah 13:20; Jeremiah 33:12
  • 17. Song of Songs 8:13
  • 18. Song of Songs 5:9; Song of Songs 6:1
  • 19. Song of Songs 1:15; Song of Songs 2:2, 10, 13
  • 20. 2 Chronicles 1:16, 17
  • 21. Song of Songs 5:13
  • 22. Genesis 24:53; Isaiah 61:10
  • 23. Song of Songs 4:14; Mark 14:3; John 12:3
  • 24. Psalms 45:8; John 19:39
  • 25. Song of Songs 4:13
  • 26. 1 Samuel 23:29
  • 27. Song of Songs 1:16; Song of Songs 2:10, 13; Song of Songs 4:1, 7; Song of Songs 6:4, 10
  • 28. Song of Songs 4:1; Song of Songs 5:12
  • 29. Song of Songs 2:3, 9, 17; Song of Songs 5:2, 5, 6, 8
  • 30. 1 Kings 6:9, 10; Jeremiah 22:14
  • 31. 2 Chronicles 3:5

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