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Song of Solomon 1:12

1:11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

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While the king sat at his table, my perfume spread its fragrance.

While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.

While the king sits at his table, my spikenard sends forth the smell thereof.

1:13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

What does Song of Solomon 1:12 mean?

Song of Solomon 1:12 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מֶלֶךְ (melek), מֵסַב (mêçab), נֵרְדְּ (nêrd). It connects to 11 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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While
the
kingמֶלֶךְmelek/meh'-lek/H4428a king
sitteth
at
his
table,מֵסַבmêçab/may-sab'/H4524a divan (as enclosing the room); abstractly (adverbial) around
my
spikenardנֵרְדְּnêrd/nayrd/H5373nard, an aromatic
sendeth
forthנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the
smellרֵיחַrêyach/ray'-akh/H7381odor (as if blown)
thereof.

Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:12

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 1:12
sist without? The earth is full of thy mercy; and is not heaven too? Wilt thou not then give me spiritual blessings in heavenly places?" A gracious heart will fetch an argument from any thing to enforce a petition for divine teaching. Surely he that will not let his birds be unfed will not let his children be untaught. 9. TETH. 65 Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord , according unto thy word. 66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. Here, 1. David makes a thankful acknowledgment of God's gracious dealings with him all along: Thou hast dealt well with thy servant. However God has dealt with us, we must own he has dealt well with us, better than we deserve, and all in love and with design to work for our good. In many instances God has done well for us beyond our expectations. He has done well for all his servants; never any of them complained that he had used them hardly. Thou hast dealt well with me, not only according to thy mercy, but according to thy word. God's favours look best when they are compared with the promise and are seen flowing from that fountain. 2. Upon these e

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Judges 3:15

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand

1 Kings 3:9

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? understanding: Heb. hearing

1 Kings 3:28

And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment. in him: Heb. in the midst of him

Nehemiah 9:13

Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes and commandments: true: Heb. laws of truth

Nehemiah 9:14

And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of Moses thy servant:

Proverbs 2:1

My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;

Proverbs 8:20

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: lead: or, walk

Isaiah 11:2

And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

Matthew 13:11

He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

Philippians 1:9

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; judgment: or, sense

James 3:13

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 1:12.

Genesis 14:21

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. persons: Heb. souls

Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. she: Heb. she shall become nations

Genesis 17:6

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

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What does Song of Solomon 1:12 say?

Song of Solomon 1:12 (King James Version) reads: "While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof."

Is Song of Solomon 1:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 1:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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