The daughters' question ('Whither is thy beloved gone… that we may seek him with thee?') is answered by faith, not sight: 'My beloved is gone down to his garden… I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine' (the mutual-belonging refrain, second form). His praise resumes: 'Thou art fair, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.' Threescore queens and fourscore concubines: 'my dove, my undefiled, is but one.' Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun?

Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.

Context

Poetry · Solomon — Song of Solomon overview

A. 1–3 Whither Is Thy Beloved Gone? He Is Gone Down to His Garden
B. 4–13 Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun, Terrible as an Army

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Song of Solomon 63 verses
- Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
- Song of Solomon 6:4You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
- Song of Solomon 6:10Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
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Song of Solomon 52 verses
- Song of Solomon 5:9How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
- Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are like beds of spice, towers of perfume. His lips are like lilies, dripping with flowing myrrh.
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Song of Solomon 22 verses
- Song of Solomon 2:14O 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.
- Song of Solomon 2:16My beloved is mine and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies.
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- Song of Solomon 7:10I belong to my beloved, and his desire is for me.
- Song of Solomon 7:12Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vine has budded, if the blossom has opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom—there I will give you my love.
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- Genesis 32:26Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
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- Song of Solomon 4:2Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep coming up from the washing; each has its twin, and not one of them is lost.
- Song of Solomon 4:3Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon, and your mouth is lovely. Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate.
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Psalms 452 verses
- Psalms 45:9The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir.
- Psalms 45:14In colorful garments she is led to the king; her virgin companions are brought before you.
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1 Kings 112 verses
- 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women.
- 1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.
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