--- title: "Song of Solomon 1 - Study King James Bible with bullingers companion bible notes" description: "Read Song of Solomon 1 with bullingers companion bible notes commentary. 1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1" --- [ Read](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1)[ Commentary](/study/song-of-solomon/1)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/song-of-solomon/1) Audio 1 The song of songs, which *is* Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love *is* better than wine.* 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name *is as* ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.* 5 I *am* black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I *am* black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; *but* mine own vineyard have I not kept. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest *thy flock* to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?* 8 ¶ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows *of jewels*, thy neck with chains *of gold*. 11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver. 12 ¶ While the king *sitteth* at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh *is* my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved *is* unto me *as* a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of En-gedi.* 15 Behold, thou *art* fair, my love; behold, thou *art* fair; thou *hast* doves’ eyes.* 16 Behold, thou *art* fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed *is* green. 17 The beams of our house *are* cedar, *and* our rafters of fir.* [Ecclesiastes 12](/study/ecclesiastes/12) [Song of Solomon 2](/study/song-of-solomon/2) ## Commentary To verse 1 **song of songs, which is Solomon's.** Hebrew title *Shir Hashshirim* = Song of Songs. In the Septuagint it is *Asma Asmaton,* and in the Vulgate it is *Canticum Canticorum,* all with the same meaning. Figure of speech *Polyptoton* ( App-6 ), meaning the most beautiful or excellent song. It belongs to the third division of the O.T. Canon (see App-1 ). The order of the five "Megilloth" (or Scrolls) is the order of the festivals on which they are read. The Song is read annually at the Feast of the Passover, as Ruth is read at Pentecost; Lamentations on 9th of Ab; Ecclesiastes at the Feast of Tabernacles; and Esther at the Feast of Purim. From the most ancient times it has formed part of the Hebrew Canonical Scriptures. It is a poem based on the true facts of a story which unfolds itself as it proceeds. Various interpretations have been given of it: the *literal,* the *allegorical,* and the *typical.* The allegorical embrace Jehovah and Israel (which was the view of the Jewish commentators); the Roman Catholic views it of the Virgin Mary; the Protestant commentators view it of "Christ and the Church"; the typical view regards it as a type of Solomon's nuptials, or as that of Christ and the Gentiles. The allegorical view puts the coarse flatteries and language of a seducer into the lips of "Christ", which is inconsistent with His dignity and holiness (Compare [Song of Solomon 6:4-10](/kjv/song-of-solomon/6/4-10) , [Song of Solomon 6:13](/kjv/song-of-solomon/6/13) ; [Song of Solomon 7:9](/kjv/song-of-solomon/7/9) ). It is the language of seduction put into the mouth of Him "Who spake as never man spake". The number of speakers forbids all the interpretations which depend on there being only *two.* There are *seven* in all, and they can be easily distinguished by the Structures: viz. (1) the Shulamite; (2) the daughters of Jerusalem; (3) Solomon: (4) the shepherd lover of the Shulamite; (5) the brothers of the Shulamite; (6) the companions of the shepherd; (7) the inhabitants of Jerusalem. The Shulamite speaks. She has been taken into Solomon's tents, and soliloquizes about her beloved (verses: [Song of Solomon 1:2](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/2) , [Song of Solomon 1:3](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/3) ); she implores him to come and rescue her ([Song of Solomon 1:4](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/4) ); she repels the scorn of the court-ladies ([Song of Solomon 1:6](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/6) ); and implores her beloved to tell her where she may find him ([Song of Solomon 1:7](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/7) ); the court-ladies ironically reply ([Song of Solomon 1:8](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/8) ); meanwhile the king comes in and commences by expressing his admiration (verses: [Song of Solomon 1:9-11](/kjv/song-of-solomon/1/9-11) ). ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg","width":672,"height":448,"caption":"Real Bible Believers"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1","name":"Song of Solomon 1 - Study King James Bible with bullingers companion bible notes","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1#primaryimage"},"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"Read Song of Solomon 1 with bullingers companion bible notes commentary. 1 The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study","name":"Study Bible"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes","name":"bullingers companion bible notes"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon","name":"Song of Solomon"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"item":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/song-of-solomon/1","name":"1"}}]},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/android-chrome-512x512.png","width":512,"height":512},"logo":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#personlogo"},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/RBiblebeliever","https://www.facebook.com/RBibleBelievers"]}]} ```