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Song of Solomon 2

Song of Solomon 2 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Song of Solomon 2 pictures affection, longing, and secure love in vivid pastoral images. The bride and bridegroom speak of delight in one another, warn against forcing love too soon, and invite each other into renewed closeness. The chapter moves from private praise to open invitation and mutual belonging.

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What happens in Song of Solomon 2?

The bride first speaks of herself, and the bridegroom answers with words that set her apart as treasured and lovely. Their affection is pictured through fruit, shade, embrace, and a banner of love. She warns the women not to stir up love before its proper time. Then the beloved arrives, calling her to come out with him as winter gives way to spring. He asks to see her face and hear her voice, while the friends warn about small dangers that can damage growth. The chapter ends with a strong statement of mutual belonging and a plea for the beloved's return.

This chapter follows the first expressions of love in chapter 1 and continues the alternating voices of bride, bridegroom, and friends. It deepens the relationship by showing both tenderness and restraint. Within the book, it builds toward fuller union while keeping the focus on desire, waiting, and faithful affection.

Themes to notice

  • Mutual delightThe bride and bridegroom speak of one another with joy, honor, and desire.
  • Right timingLove is treated as something beautiful that should not be forced ahead of its time.
  • Protecting loveSmall threats are noticed early so the relationship can keep growing well.

Questions for Song of Solomon 2

  • What do the images of shade, fruit, and flowers suggest about the relationship in this chapter?
  • Why does the bride warn against awakening love before the right time?
  • What might the foxes represent in the shared concern for the vineyard?

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Song of Solomon 2

The Bride’s Admiration

The Bride

1I am a rose of Sharon,

a lily of the valley.

The Bridegroom

2Like a lily among the thorns

is my darling among the maidens.

The Bride

3Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest

is my beloved among the young men.

I delight to sit in his shade,

and his fruit is sweet to my taste.

4He has brought me to the house of wine,

and his banner over me is love.

5Sustain me with raisins;

refresh me with apples,

for I am faint with love.

6His left hand is under my head,

and his right arm embraces me.

7O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you

by the gazelles and does of the field:

Do not arouse or awaken love

until the time is right.

8Listen! My beloved approaches.

Look! Here he comes,

leaping across the mountains,

bounding over the hills.

9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.

Look, he stands behind our wall,

gazing through the windows,

peering through the lattice.

10My beloved calls to me,

“Arise, my darling.

Come away with me, my beautiful one.

11For now the winter is past;

the rain is over and gone.

12The flowers have appeared in the countryside;

the season of singing has come,

and the cooing of turtledoves

is heard in our land.

13The fig tree ripens its figs;

the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.

Arise, come away, my darling;

come away with me, my beautiful one.”

The Bridegroom

14O my dove in the clefts of the rock,

in the crevices of the cliff,

let me see your face,

let me hear your voice;

for your voice is sweet,

and your countenance is lovely.

The Friends

15Catch for us the foxes—

the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—

for our vineyards are in bloom.

The Bride

16My beloved is mine and I am his;

he pastures his flock among the lilies.

17Before the day breaks and shadows flee,

turn, my beloved,

and be like a gazelle

or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.

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