Song of Solomon Chapter 3
1 “In bed night after night I sought the one I love;
I looked for him but didn’t find him.
2 ‘I need to get up and look around the city;
in the streets and squares
I have to find the one I love.’
I looked for him, but I didn’t find him.
3 The watchmen that make their rounds in the city met me; I said,
‘Have you seen the one I love?’
4 I had just left them when I found him.
I held onto him and wouldn’t let him go,
till I’d brought him to my mother’s house,
to the room where she conceived me.” S of S 3:1-4
Groom
5 “I want you to swear, young women of Jerusalem,
by the gazelles or hinds in the field,
that you won’t wake up my love till she’s ready.”
Friends
6 “What’s this coming up from the countryside
like columns of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all the merchant’s scented powders?
7 It’s Solomon’s portable couch,
with 60 of Israel’s strong men around it.
8 All of them are swordsmen, expert in war;
each with his sword at his side,
guarding against the dangers at night.
9 King Solomon has made an enclosed portable chair
from wood in Lebanon.
10 He made its posts out of silver,
its back out of gold,
its seat out of purple fabric,
and its interior lovingly fitted out
by the young women of Jerusalem.
11 Go out, young women of Zion,
and look at King Solomon,
wearing the crown his mother gave him
on his wedding day, his happy day.” S of S 3:5-11
Groom