Thematic Bible

Song of Solomon 3:1

In my bed at night
I sought the one I love;
I sought him, but did not find him.

Song of Solomon 3:2

I will arise now and go about the city,
through the streets and the plazas.
I will seek the one I love.
I sought him, but did not find him.

Song of Solomon 3:3

The guards who go about the city found me.
I asked them, “Have you seen the one I love?”

Song of Solomon 3:4

I had just passed them
when I found the one I love.
I held on to him and would not let him go
until I brought him to my mother’s house
to the chamber of the one who conceived me.

Song of Solomon 3:5

Young women of Jerusalem, I charge you
by the gazelles and the wild does of the field:
do not stir up or awaken love
until the appropriate time.
No Themes for this verse.

Song of Solomon 3:6

N What is this coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
scented with myrrh and frankincense
from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

Song of Solomon 3:7

It is Solomon’s royal litter
surrounded by 60 warriors
from the mighty of Israel.

Song of Solomon 3:8

All of them are skilled with swords
and trained in warfare.
Each has his sword at his side
to guard against the terror of the night.

Song of Solomon 3:9

King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself
with wood from Lebanon.

Song of Solomon 3:10

He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold,
and its seat of purple.
Its interior is inlaid with love
by the young women of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 3:11

Come out, young women of Zion,
and gaze at King Solomon,
wearing the crown his mother placed on him
the day of his wedding
the day of his heart’s rejoicing.


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