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The bride relates to the chorus what appears to be an imaginary occurrence transacted in a dream (like that of [Song of Solomon 5:2-8](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/5/2-8)). The Targum takes this section to be typical of the wanderings of Israel after the Holy One in the wilderness, as the next [Song of Solomon 3:6-11](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/3/6-11) is made to represent their entrance into the land.

**By night -**i. e., In the night-hours.

**The city -**One near the bride’s native home, possibly Shunem.

**I held him -**This begins the fourth stanza. The bride’s mother is mentioned again in [Song of Solomon 6:9](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/6/9); [Song of Solomon 8:2](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/8/2).

See [Song of Solomon 2:7](../../../kjv/song-of-solomon/2/7) note.

**Daughters of Zion -**So called here to distinguish them from the bride’s companions, who are always addressed by her as “daughters of Jerusalem.”
**His mother -**Bathsheba [1 Kings 1:11](../../../kjv/1-kings/1/11). This is the last mention of her in sacred history.

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