1 BY night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother’s house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
5 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.
6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

1By night on my bed I sought him whome my soule loueth. I sought him, but I found him not.

2I will rise now, and goe about the citie in the streets, and in the broad wayes I will seeke him whom my soule loueth: I sought him, but I found him not.

3The watchmen that goe about the citie, found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soule loueth?

4It was but a litle that I passed from them, but I found him whome my soule loueth: I helde him, and would not let him goe, vntill I had brought him into my mothers house, and into the chamber of her that conceiued me.

5I charge you, O ye daughters of Ierusalem, by the Roes and by the Hindes of the field, that ye stirre not vp, nor awake my loue, till he please.

6 Who is this that commeth out of the wildernes like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrhe and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

7Behold his bed, which is Solomons: threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel:

8They all hold swords, being expert in warre: Euery man hath his sword vpon his thigh, because of feare in the night.

9King Solomon made himselfe a charet of the wood of Lebanon.

10He made the pillars thereof of siluer, the bottome thereof of gold, the couering of it, of purple; the midst thereof being paued with loue, for the daughters of Ierusalem.

11Goe foorth, O yee daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the Crowne wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladnesse of his heart.

I == Isa 26:9

 

 

III == Song 5:7

 

 

 

 

 

V == Song 2:7 ; 8:4

 

 

VI == Song 8:5

1 On my bed at night I sought him
whom my heart loves -
I sought him but I did not find him.

2 I will rise then and go about the city;
in the streets and crossings I will seek
Him whom my heart loves.
I sought him but I did not find him.

3 The watchmen came upon me
as they made their rounds of the city:
Have you seen him whom my heart loves?

4 I had hardly left them
when I found him whom my heart loves.
I took hold of him and would not let him go
till I should bring him to the home of my mother,
to the room of my parent.

5 I adjure you, daughters of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles and hinds of the field,
Do not arouse, do not stir up love
before its own time.

6 What is this coming up from the desert,
like a column of smoke
Laden with myrrh, with frankincense,
and with the perfume of every exotic dust?

7 Ah, it is the litter of Solomon;
sixty valiant men surround it,
of the valiant men of Israel:

8 All of them expert with the sword,
skilled in battle,
Each with his sword at his side
against danger in the watches of the night.

9 King Solomon made himself a carriage
of wood from Lebanon.

10 He made its columns of silver,
its roof of gold,
Its seat of purple cloth,
its framework inlaid with ivory.

11 Daughters of Jerusalem, come forth
and look upon King Solomon
In the crown with which his mother has crowned him
on the day of his marriage,
on the day of the joy of his heart.

v 1-5. The Shulamite dreamed of her longing for the Shepherd and told it to the other women of the harem. She had been unable to find him, Isa. 26:9, but again in v 5 she does not want promiscuous love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 6-11. One of the harem women looks out and sees Solomon’s “bed” or bridal carriage coming with his latest female conquest with the accompanying entourage. She urges the others to meet him, wearing the wedding crown Bathsheba had made.