Bible/Song of Solomon/8

Song of Solomon 8:11

8:10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. favour: Heb. peace
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

KJV

Save image

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal–hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

What does Song of Solomon 8:11 mean?

Song of Solomon 8:11 is a verse in the book of Song of Solomon, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh), כֶּרֶם (kerem), בַּעַל הָמוֹן (Baʻal Hâmôwn). It connects to 7 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

Full chapter interlinear →
SolomonשְׁלֹמֹהShᵉlômôh/shel-o-mo'/H8010Shelomah, David's successor
had
a
vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem/keh'-rem/H3754a garden or vineyard
at
Baalhamon;בַּעַל הָמוֹןBaʻal Hâmôwn/bah'-al haw-mone'/H1174Baal-Hamon, a place in Palestine
he
let
outנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the
vineyardכֶּרֶםkerem/keh'-rem/H3754a garden or vineyard
unto
keepers;נָטַרnâṭar/naw-tar'/H5201to guard; figuratively, to cherish (anger)
every
oneאִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
for
the
fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)
thereof
was
to
bringבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a
thousandאֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
pieces
of
silver.כֶּסֶףkeçeph/keh'-sef/H3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, money

Commentary on Song of Solomon 8:11

HENRY_FULL · Song of Solomon 8:11–12
od, and do good indeed, who are good and do good, not by chance, but from choice; and those who have thus chosen God's precepts may depend upon God's helping hand in all their services and under all their sufferings. (2.) That his heart was upon heaven: I have longed for thy salvation. David, when he had got to the throne, met with enough in the world to court his stay, and to make him say, "It is good to be here;" but still he was looking further, and longing for something better in another world. There is an eternal salvation which all the saints are longing for, and therefore pray that God's hand would help them forward in their way to it. (3.) That he took pleasure in doing his duty: " Thy law is my delight. Not only I delight in it, but it is my delight, the greatest delight I have in this world." Those that are cheerful in their obedience may in faith beg help of God to carry them on in their obedience; and those that expect God's salvation must take delight in his law and their hopes must increase their delight. 175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. David's heart is still upon praising God; and therefore, 1. He prays that God would give him time to praise him: " Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, that is, let my life be prolonged, that I may live to thy glory." The reason why a good man desires to live is that he may praise God in the land of the living, and do something to his honour. Not, "Let me live and serve my country, live and provide for my family;" but, "Let me live that, in doing this, I may praise God here in this world of conflict and opposition." When we die we hope to go to a better world to praise him, and that is more agreeable for us, though here there is more need of us. And therefore one would not desire to live any longer than we may do God some service here. Let my soul live, that is, let me be sanctified and comforted, for sanctification and comfort are the life of the soul, and

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Isaiah 26:8

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

Isaiah 26:9

With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

Isaiah 38:19

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Romans 8:28

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

1 Corinthians 11:31

For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged.

1 Corinthians 11:32

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

Topics

VineyardVineyards

People & places in this verse

People

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Song of Solomon 8:11.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

2 Kings 19:29

And this shall be a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 15:10

And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

Genesis 16:3

And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

Genesis 24:32

And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him.

Genesis 4:3

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days

Genesis 9:20

And Noah began to be an husbandman, and he planted a vineyard:

Frequently asked questions

What does Song of Solomon 8:11 say?

Song of Solomon 8:11 (King James Version) reads: "Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver."

Is Song of Solomon 8:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Song of Solomon 8:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Song of Solomon.

Reflect

As you read Song of Solomon 8:11, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

Plan a sermon or study on Song of Solomon 8:11
8:10Read all of Song of Solomon 88:12