Song of Solomon 3

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 8

¹ By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loves. I sought Him, but I did not find Him.

² I will rise now and go about in the city, in the streets and in the broad places. I will seek Him whom my soul loves. I sought Him, but I did not find Him.

³ The ones watching going about in the city found me. I said, Have you seen Him whom my soul loves?

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Chapter Summary

She seeks and finds the Beloved. She glories in Him.

Key Hebrew Words

בָּקַשׁ seek H1245 · TWOT 276

אָהֵב love H157 · TWOT 29

נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul H5315 · TWOT 1395a

מֶ֫לֶךְ king H4428 · TWOT 1199a

גִּבּוֹר mighty man H1368 · TWOT 310b

עֲטָרָה crown H5850 · TWOT 1608a

People & Context

Solomon

King whose curtained litter and sixty mighty men are shown; crowned by his mother on his wedding day

Daughters of Jerusalem

Women the bride charges by the gazelles not to awaken love until it pleases

Daughters of Zion

Called to go forth and behold King Solomon in his wedding crown

Timeline

Nighttime Search in the City

The woman searches by night, asks the city watchmen, finds her Beloved, and brings Him into her mother's house 8 .

Song of Solomon 3:1-5

Solomon's Procession

King Solomon's magnificent litter bed arrives from the wilderness, guarded by sixty mighty men, while the daughters of Zion are called to see his wedding crown 10 .

Song of Solomon 3:6-11

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