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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Song of Solomon 1

Introduction

1  The church's love unto Christ.
5  She confesses her deformity,
7  and prays to be directed to his flock.
8  Christ directs her to the shepherd's tents;
9  and shewing his love to her,
11  gives her gracious promises.
12  The church and Christ congratulate one another.
Verse 1

The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
song
Psalms 14:1; *title; Isaiah 5:1
Solomon's
1 Kings 4:32
Verse 2

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
him
5:16, 8:1, Genesis 27:26,27, 29:11, 45:15, Psalms 2:12, Luke 15:20, Acts 21:7, 1 Peter 5:14
thy love
Heb. thy loves.
4, 2:4, 4:10, 7:6,9,12, 8:2, Psalms 36:7, 63:3-5, Isaiah 25:6, 55:1,2, Matthew 26:26
Verse 3

Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
the savour
3:6, 4:10, 5:5,13, Exodus 30:23-28, Psalms 45:7,8, 133:2, Proverbs 27:9, Ecclesiastes 7:1, Isaiah 61:3, John 12:3, 2 Corinthians 2:14-16, Philippians 4:18
thy name
Exodus 33:12,19, 34:5-7, Psalms 89:15,16, Isaiah 9:6,7, Jeremiah 23:5,6, Matthew 1:21-23, Philippians 2:9,10
the virgins
6:8, Psalms 45:14, Matthew 25:1, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 14:4
Verse 4

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Draw
Jeremiah 31:3, Hosea 11:4, John 6:44, 12:32, Philippians 2:12,13
we will
Psalms 119:32,60, Hebrews 12:1
the king
2:3-5, 3:4, Psalms 45:14,15, Matthew 25:10, John 14:2,3, Ephesians 2:6
we will be
Psalms 98:4-9, 149:2, Isaiah 25:8, 45:25, 61:3, Zephaniah 3:14, Zechariah 9:9, Luke 2:10, Philippians 3:3, 4:4, 1 Peter 1:8
remember
2, Psalms 42:4, 48:9, 63:5, 103:1,2, 111:4, Isaiah 63:7, Luke 22:19, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
the upright love thee
or, they love thee uprightly.
3, John 21:15-17, Ephesians 6:24
Verse 5

I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
black
Isaiah 53:2, Matthew 10:25, 1 Corinthians 4:10-13, 1 John 3:1
comely
Psalms 90:17, 149:4, Isaiah 61:10, Ezekiel 16:14, Matthew 22:11, Luke 15:22, Romans 13:14, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Ephesians 5:26
O ye
Psalms 45:9, Luke 13:34, Galatians 4:26
as the tents
Psalms 120:5
Verse 6

Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
Look
Ruth 1:19-21
because
Job 30:30, Jeremiah 8:21, Lamentations 4:8, Mark 4:6, Acts 14:22
my mother's
Psalms 69:8, Jeremiah 12:6, Micah 7:6, Matthew 10:22,25,35,36, Luke 12:51-53, Galatians 4:29
keeper
8:11,12
Verse 7

Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
O thou
2:3, 3:1-4, 5:8,10,16, Psalms 18:1, 116:1, Isaiah 5:1, 26:9, Matthew 10:37, John 21:17, 1 Peter 1:8, 2:7
thou feedest
Genesis 37:16, Psalms 23:1,2, 80:1, Isaiah 40:11, Micah 5:4, John 10:11,28,29, Revelation 7:17
for
1 Samuel 12:20,21, Psalms 28:1, John 6:67-69, 1 John 2:19
turneth aside
or, is veiled.
Colossians 3:14-18
Verse 8

If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
O thou
15, 2:10, 4:1,7,10, 5:9, 6:1,4-10, 7:1-13, Psalms 16:3, 45:11,13, Ephesians 5:27, Revelation 19:7,8
go
Proverbs 8:34, Jeremiah 6:16, 1 Corinthians 11:1, Hebrews 6:12, 11:4-40, 13:7, James 2:21,25, James 5:10, 1 Peter 3:6
feed
John 21:15
Verse 9

I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
O my
2:2,10,13, 4:1,7, 5:2, 6:4, John 15:14,15
to a
1 Kings 10:28, 2 Chronicles 1:14-17, Isaiah 31:1
Verse 10

Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
thy cheeks
Genesis 24:22,47, Isaiah 3:18-21, Ezekiel 16:11-13, 2 Peter 1:3,4
thy neck
4:9, Genesis 41:42, Numbers 31:50, Proverbs 1:9, 1 Peter 3:4
Verse 11

We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
8:9, Genesis 1:26, Psalms 149:4, Ephesians 5:25-27, Philippians 3:21
Verse 12

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
the king
7:5, Psalms 45:1, Matthew 22:11, 25:34
sitteth
4:16, Matthew 22:4, 26:26-28, Luke 24:30-32, Revelation 3:20
my
4:13-16, John 12:3, Philippians 4:18, Revelation 8:3,4
Verse 13

A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
bundle
4:6,14, 5:1,5,13, Genesis 43:11, Psalms 45:8, John 19:39
he shall
2:7, 3:5, 8:3,4, Ephesians 3:17
Verse 14

My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
beloved
13, 2:3
camphire
or, cypress.
4:13,14, Joshua 15:62, 1 Samuel 23:29, 24:1
Verse 15

Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
thou art fair
8, 4:1,7,10, 5:12, 7:6
my love
or, my companion.
Malachi 2:14
thou hast
4:1, 5:12, 2 Corinthians 11:2,3, Ephesians 1:17,18
Verse 16

Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
thou art
2:3, 5:10-16, Psalms 45:2, Zechariah 9:17, Philippians 3:8,9, Revelation 5:11-13
also
3:7, Psalms 110:3
Verse 17

The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
beams
8:9, 2 Chronicles 2:8,9, Psalms 92:12, 1 Timothy 3:15,16, Hebrews 11:10, 1 Peter 2:4,5
rafters
or, galleries.
7:5, Ezekiel 41:16, 42:3

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