Song of Solomon 1:4
in Song of Solomon 1Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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 make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Song of Solomon 1
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThere also—the Lord himself is my witness—when I had shed copious tears and had strained my eyes toward heaven, I sometimes felt myself among angelic hosts and for joy and gladness sang, "Because of the sweet smell of your good ointments, we will run after you."
This site's exposition
song of songs, which is Solomon’s
on Song of Solomon 1:1-4
The title names itself the song of songs, the Hebrew superlative form meaning the best of all the songs Solomon wrote, a man the record credits with a thousand and five (1 Kings 4:32). The bride's voice opens the poem at once, wishing his kisses on her own mouth and naming his love better than wine, desire stated without preface or apology. Draw me, we will run after thee pictures a company running together rather than one alone, and the king hath brought me into his chambers reads either as the plain wedding chamber or, in the church's later line of reading, as the soul's nearness to Christ.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
(2.) Her promise to improve that grace: Draw me, and then we will run after thee. See how the doctrine of special and effectual grace consists with our duty, and is a powerful engagement and encouragement to it, and yet reserves all the glory of all the good that is in us to God only.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Draw me - Let me have the full assurance of thy affection. We will run after thee - Speaking in the plural through modesty, while still herself is meant. The king hath brought me - My spouse is a potentate, a mighty king, no ordinary person. Into his chambers - He has favored me with his utmost confidence. The upright love thee - The most perfect and accomplished find thee worthy of their highest esteem.
The words behind it
14 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מָשְׁכֵ֖נִי | mashekheni | draw me | H4900 → | |
| אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ | ʾachareikha | after you | H310 → | |
| נָּר֑וּצָה | narutzah | let us run | H7323 → | |
| הֱבִיאַ֨נִי | heviani | he has brought me | H935 → | 2568 times |
| הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| חֲדָרָ֗יו | chadarav | chambers his | H2315 → | |
| נָגִ֤ילָה | nagilah | let us rejoice | H1523 → | |
| וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ | venismechah | and let us be glad | H8055 → | |
| בָּ֔ךְ | bakh | in you | ||
| נַזְכִּ֤ירָה | nazkirah | let us bring to remembrance | H2142 → | |
| דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙ | dodeikha | love<s> your | H1730 → | 61 times |
| מִיַּ֔יִן | miyayin | more than wine | H3196 → | 141 times |
| מֵישָׁרִ֖ים | meisharim | uprightness<es> | H4339 → | |
| אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ ס | ʾahevukha | they love you | H157 → | 211 times |
מָשְׁכֵ֖נִיdraw me
mashekheniH4900 →
אַחֲרֶ֣יךָafter you
ʾachareikhaH310 →
נָּר֑וּצָהlet us run
narutzahH7323 →
הֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe has brought me
hevianiH935 →2568 times
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
חֲדָרָ֗יוchambers his
chadaravH2315 →
נָגִ֤ילָהlet us rejoice
nagilahH1523 →
וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙and let us be glad
venismechahH8055 →
בָּ֔ךְin you
bakh
נַזְכִּ֤ירָהlet us bring to remembrance
nazkirahH2142 →
דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙love<s> your
dodeikhaH1730 →61 times
מִיַּ֔יִןmore than wine
miyayinH3196 →141 times
מֵישָׁרִ֖יםuprightness<es>
meisharimH4339 →
אֲהֵבֽוּךָ׃ סthey love you
ʾahevukhaH157 →211 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set…
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24–27
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
- Philippians 2:16
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
- Luke 21:34
But watch yourselves, or your hearts will be weighed down by dissipation, drunkenness, and the worries of life—and that day will spring upon you suddenly like a snare.
- Hebrews 10:35–39
So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
- 2 Timothy 4:7
Through
John 6:44“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.
it leads to
- John 6:65
Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”
- Matthew 11:25–27
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.
- John 6:39–40
And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- John 6:65
Where this verse is studied
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About Song of Solomon

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, LETTER 22.7; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
