Song of Solomon 2:4 NIV,NKJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:3-7

Here, I. The spouse commends her beloved and prefers him before all others: As the apple-tree among the trees of the wood, which perhaps does not grow so high, nor spread so wide, as some other trees, yet is useful and serviceable to man, yielding pleasant and profitable fruit, while the other trees are of little use, no, not the cedars themselves, till they are cut down, so is my beloved among the sons, so far does he excel them all,?all the sons of God, the angels (that honour was put upon... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house ,.... Or "into" it F17 אל "in", Pagninus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Marckius, Michaelis. . The "house of wine" F18 בית היין "domum vini", Pagninus, Montanus, &c.; , as it is literally in the original; either the "wine cellar" F19 "Cellam vinariam", Tigurine version. , as some, where stores of it were kept; or, the "place of fasting" F20 "Locum convivii", Junius & Tremellius. , as others, and, as we render... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house - Literally, the house of wine. The ancients preserved their wine, not in barrels or dark cellars under ground, as we do, but in large pitchers, ranged against the wall in some upper apartment in the house, the place where they kept their most precious effects. We have a proof of this in Homer: - Ως φαν· ὁ δπ ' ὑψοραφον θαλομον κατεβησατο πατρος<-144 Ευρυν, ὁθι νητος χρυσος και χαλκος εκειτο,Εσθης τπ ' εν χηλοισιν, ἁλις τπ ' ευωδες... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

Converse of the bridegroom and the bride continued. I. THE VOICE OF THE BRIDE . 1 . The rose of Sharon. They were sitting, it seems, in a forest glade at the foot of some lofty cedar, sheltered by its embowering branches; beneath was their grassy seat, bright with many flowers. The bride feels that she is as one of those fair flowers in the bridegroom's eyes. "I am the rose of Sharon," she says, in her artless acceptance of the bridegroom's loving approval. We cannot... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love; literally, to the house of the wine. Not, as some, "the house of the vines"—that is, the vineyard. The Hebrew word yayin corresponds with the AE thiopic wain, and has run through the Indo-European languages. The meaning is—To the place where he royally entertains his friends. Hence the reference which immediately follows to the protection with which the king overshadows his beloved. He covers me there with his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

Royal generosity. The testimony of personal experience is specially valuable. We may argue from a priori data what generous love must reside in God, in order to harmonize with his perfection; and such a line of reasoning has its value. Or we may argue from analogy, that since fervent love stirs in the human breast, purer love and mightier glows—an uncreated flame—in the heart of God; and this form of argument leaves a comforting impression on the mind. But personal testimony has a tender... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

The banquet of love. Both in the Old Testament and in the New the blessings of the gospel are set forth, by anticipation or in reality, under the image of a feast. The composite nature of man gives point and effectiveness to this metaphorical language. The soul is led by the Saviour into his banqueting house, where hunger is satisfied, and where the provisions of bounty and of love are partaken and enjoyed. I. IT IS CHRIST WHO BRINGS THE SOUL TO HIMSELF . He does not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:3-7

The bride’s answer: “As the ‘tappuach’ with its fragrant fruit excels the barren trees of the wild wood, so my beloved his associates and friends etc.” תפוח tappûach may in early Hebrew have been a generic name for apple, quince, citron, orange etc.Song of Solomon 2:4His banner - As the standard is the rallying-point and guide of the individual soldier, so the bride, transplanted from a lowly station to new scenes of unaccustomed splendor, finds support and safety in the known attachment of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 2:4-6

Song of Solomon 2:4-6. He brought me to the banqueting-house The places in which believers received the graces and blessings of Christ. His banner over me By the lifting up whereof I was invited to come to him, and to list myself under him; was love The love of Christ crucified, which, like a banner, is displayed in the gospel. Stay me Or, support me, keep me from fainting. The spouse speaks this to her bride-maids, the daughters of Jerusalem: or to the bridegroom himself: with... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

The lovers talk together (1:8-2:7)In reply to the girl’s longing, the man invites her to come and join him in the fields (8). He praises her beauty and promises to give her the finest jewellery (9-11). The girl responds that her greatest joy is just to be in his presence and let her love flow out to him (12-14). After the man further praises the girl’s beauty (15), she expresses her desire to be with him in the fields again, where they can lie down together in the shade of the trees (16-17).The... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:3-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Song of Solomon 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Song of Solomon 2:3-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Song of Solomon 2:4-6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Song of Solomon 2:1-7

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