Article 3 of 13 in the series Song of Solomon
Second Song: 1:9–2:7
The groom and bride exchange messages of mutual adoration
| Voice | Voice |
|---|---|
| Groom | 1:9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots. 1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. |
| Female companions | 1:11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. |
| Bride | 1:12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 1:13 A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 1:14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyard of Engedi. |
| Groom | 1:15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes. |
| Bride | 1:16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 1:17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. 2:1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. |
| Groom | 2:2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. |
| Bride | 2:3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 2:5 Stay me with agons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 2:6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 2:7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. |
In the first song, the groom was not present. In this second song, the courtship of the espoused couple continues. The groom “sitteth at his table” (1:12)…
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