Song of Solomon 2:6

2:5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. comfort: Heb. straw me with apples

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

KJV

His left hand is under my head. His right hand embraces me.

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand does embrace me.

2:7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. I charge: Heb. I adjure you

What does Song of Solomon 2:6 mean?

Song of Solomon 2:6 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl), רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh), יָמִין (yâmîyn). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

His

left

handשְׂמֹאולsᵉmôʼwl/sem-ole'/H8040properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand

under

head,רֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

and

his

right

handיָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south

doth

embraceחָבַקchâbaq/khaw-bak'/H2263to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

me.

Commentary on Song of Solomon 2:6

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 2:6–7

o me that thou hast a kindness for me, and mercy in store), and the effects of them; let them work my relief and deliverance." 2. The benefit he promised himself from God's lovingkindness: "Let it come to me for my comfort ( v. 76 ); that will comfort me when nothing else will; that will comfort me whatever grieves me." Gracious souls fetch all their comfort from a gracious God, as the fountain of all happiness and joy: "Let it come to me, that I may live, that is, that I may be revived, and my life may be made sweet to me, for I have no joy of it while I am under God's displeasure. In his favour is life; in his frowns are death." A good man cannot live with any satisfaction any longer than he has some tokens of God's favour to him. 3. His pleas for the benefits of God's favour. He pleads, (1.) God's promise: "Let me have thy kindness, according to thy word unto thy servant, the kindness which thou hast promised and because thou hast promised it." Our Master has passed his word to all his servants that he will be kind to them, and they may plead it with him. (2.) His own confidence and complacency in that promise: " Thy law is my delight; I hope in thy word and rejoice in that hope." Note, Those that delight in the law of God may depend upon the favour of God, for it shall certainly make them happy. 78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Here David shows, I. How little he valued the will—will of sinners. There were those that dealt perversely with him, that were peevish and ill-conditioned towards him, that sought advantages against him, and misconstrued all he said and did. Even those that deal most fairly may meet with those that deal perversely. But David regarded it not, for, 1. He knew it was without cause, and that for his love they were his adversaries. The causeless reproach, like the curse causeless, may be easily slighted; it does not hurt us, and therefore should not move us. 2. He could pray, in faith, that they might be ashamed of it; God's deal

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Samuel 24:10

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

1 Samuel 24:17

And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.

1 Samuel 26:18

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?

Song of Solomon 1:2

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. thy: Heb. thy loves

Song of Solomon 7:3

Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins.

John 15:25

But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law They hated me without a cause.

1 Peter 2:20

For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. acceptable: or, thank

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 2:6.

1 Kings 22:19

And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

1 Kings 7:39

And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south. side: Heb. shoulder

1 Kings 7:49

And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold,

2 Chronicles 18:18

Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left.

2 Chronicles 34:2

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined neither to the right hand, nor to the left.

2 Chronicles 4:6

He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. such: Heb. the work of burnt offering

2 Chronicles 4:7

And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, five on the right hand, and five on the left.

2 Chronicles 4:8

He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. basons: or, bowls

Frequently asked questions

What does Song of Solomon 2:6 say?

Song of Solomon 2:6 (King James Version) reads: "His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me."

Is Song of Solomon 2:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 2:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

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