George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
Song of Solomon 3:9
Litter. Septuagint, to conduct his spouse with solemnity; or a throne; though it most probably denotes the bridal bed. (Calmet) --- Hebrew apiron. Greek phoreion.
Litter. Septuagint, to conduct his spouse with solemnity; or a throne; though it most probably denotes the bridal bed. (Calmet) --- Hebrew apiron. Greek phoreion.
Verse 9. _OF THE WOOD OF LEBANON._] Of the _cedar_ that grew on that mount. It is very likely that a _nuptial bed_, not a _chariot_, is intended by the original word אפיון _appiryon_. _Montanus_ prope...
The principal and central action of the Song; the bride’s entry into the city of David, and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters regard this part of the poem as symbolizing the “first...
CHAPTER 3 The scene changes. The bride is now alone and in the darkness of the night. She is seeking her Beloved and is unable to find Him. Her heart is filled with the same love she exhibits in the p...
THE COMING OF THE KING. These verses are generally taken to describe the procession of the king with his attendants coming to the wedding. On the dramatic theory it is Solomon coming to the north wher...
KING SOLOMON MADE, &C. The remark of. third inhabitant of Jerusalem. See the Structure (above). A CHARIOT. a palanquin....
Song of Solomon 3:6-11. The King's Return King Solomon must be supposed to be coming from Jerusalem, to the royal residence in the North where the Shulammite is, or to be returning thither after an a...
In this verse we have a continuation of the spectator's or warder's call to those who are looking out at the royal cavalcade from the house or palace where the Shulammite is. The speaker must be conce...
TEXT 3:6-11 _SECOND SCENEThe Royal Procession REMARKS OF THE SPECTATORS_ First Speaker: Song of Solomon 3:6 6. Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with my...
King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. MADE HIMSELF A CHARIOT - more elaborately made than the "bed," or traveling litter (Song of Solomon 3:7) [ 'apiryown (H668)]: from a Hebr...
King Solomon's palanquin (RV) is made of the costly woods of Lebanon, cedar and Cyprus....
NIGHT THOUGHTS AND AN INTERLUDE 1-4. There is a charming lightness of touch and quickness of movement in the story she tells, and it is all the more interesting for our having to supply the prosaic c...
The carriage is beautiful. Solomon designed it himself. He used the best materials. He wants the procession to be perfect. He wants to impress his young woman. And he wants everyone to know that they...
A WONDERFUL SONG ABOUT LOVE SONG OF SONGS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 3 THE WOMAN V1 At night, when I was on my bed, I looked for my man. He is the man that my heart loves....
A CHARIOT. — Marg., _bed;_ Heb., _appiryôn._ A word of very doubtful etymology. Its derivation has been sought in Hebrew, Persian, Greek, and Sanskrit. The LXX. render φορεῖον; Vulg., _ferculum;_ and...
אַפִּרְיֹ֗ון עָ֤שָׂה לֹו֙ הַ מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה...
TRUE LOVE TESTED SONG OF SOLOMON 1:1; Song of Solomon 2:1; Song of Solomon 3:1; Song of So
III. The Actual Betrothal (Song of Solomon 3:6; Song of Solomon 4:1) 1. The Singer Song of Solomon 3:6). The Coming of Solomon. 2. Solomon...
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 lov...
In chapter 3 we have another attitude, another state of heart. She is alone and in darkness. She seeks her Beloved, but finds Him not. There is affection, but no joy. She questions the watchmen in Jer...
KING SOLOMON MADE HIMSELF A CHARIOT OF THE WOOD OF LEBANON. The word translated chariot is only used in this place; some render it a bride chamber u; others a nuptial bed w, such as is carried from pl...
King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. Ver. 9. _King Solomon made himself a chariot._] _Hic locus lubricus est et difficilis._ This is a hard text, saith one. It had been easier,...
_King Solomon made a chariot_ In which the royal bridegroom and bride might ride together in state. By this _chariot_ he seems to understand the word of Christ dispensed by his ministers, wherein Chri...
King Solomon made himself a chariot, a bridal wagon or sedan-chair, OF THE WOOD OF LEBANON, of the finest cedar-wood....
The Church's Victorious Progress...
A CHARIOT: Or, a bed...
6-11 A wilderness is an emblem of the world; the believer comes out of it when he is delivered from the love of its sinful pleasures and pursuits, and refuses to comply with its customs and fashions,...
A CHARIOT, in which the royal Bridegroom and bride might ride together in state, as the manner was in the nuptial solemnities of such persons. By this _chariot_ he seems to understand the word of Chri...
Song of Solomon 3:9 wood H6086 Lebanon H3844 Solomon H8010 King H4428 Made H6213 (H8804) palanquin H668 a chariot -...
_ ‘King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon. He made its pillars of silver, The bottom of it of gold, The seat of it of purple, The midst of it being paved with love, From the daug...
CONTENTS: The Bride seeking the favor of the Bridegroom. She calls upon all to admire Him. CHARACTERS: Solomon, Bride (Christ, Church). CONCLUSION: Those who are truly of the Bride, will evince the...
Song of Solomon 3:7. _Behold his bed, which is Solomon's;_ the palace where he sleeps, and where so many treasures of gold and works of art are preserved. _Threescore valiant men are about it._ His bo...
_King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon._ SOLOMON’S CHARIOT I. Solomon was a type of Jesus Christ. 1. In his offices he represented Jesus. (1) He was, as you know full well, a k...
_Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness?_ THE ROYAL PAIR IN THEIR GLORIOUS CHARIOT Great princes in the East are in the habit of travelling in splendid palanquins, which are at the same time c...
NOTES Song of Solomon 3:7. _Behold his bed which is Solomon’s_ ‘His bed,’ מִטָתוֹ (_mittatho_) from נָטָה (_natah_), to stretch or recline. Not the same word as in verse first, which properly expresse...
EXPOSITION SONG OF SOLOMON 3:1 BY NIGHT ON MY BED I SOUGHT HIM WHOM MY SOUL LOVETH: I SOUGHT HIM, BUT I FOUND HIM NOT. The bride is probably relating a dream. The time referred to is the close of the...
By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves: I sought him, but found him not. 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...
2 Samuel 23:5; Revelation 14:6; Song of Solomon 3:7...
A chariot — In which the royal bridegroom and bride might ride together in state. By this chariot he seems to understand the word of Christ dispensed by his ministers, whereby Christ rides triumphantl...