Song of Solomon 1:9 KJV — MannaFest

Song of Solomon 1:9

I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.

KJV

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ASV

I have compared thee, O my love, To a steed in Pharaoh’s chariots.

WEB

I compare you, my darling, to a mare among Pharaoh’s chariots.

YLT

To my joyous one in chariots of Pharaoh, I have compared thee, my friend,

DBT

I compare thee, my love, To a steed in Pharaoh's chariots.

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Song of Solomon — Love poetry in eight chapters — the Bible's most surprising book. A chiastic structure; a bride and bridegroom alternating in dialogue; and a three-school interpretive tradition the site surfaces without adjudication.

Author: Traditional: Solomon (1:1 ''the song of songs, which is Solomon's''). Critical: the ''of Solomon'' construction allows ''about Solomon'' or ''to Solomon'' and opens the authorship question. §7.9 surfaces; most readings keep Solomonic association.
Date: Solomonic reading: c. 965–930 BC. Critical reading: later editorial compilation.

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14 verses on the floor

Song of Solomon 2:13
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 2:10
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
John 15:14–15
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Song of Solomon 4:7
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Song of Solomon 2:2
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.

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Egypt was famous for the best horses. Solomon had his thence; and Pharaoh, no doubt, had the choicest the country afforded for his own chariots. The church had complained of her own weakness, and the danger she was in of being made a prey of by her enemies: "Fear not," says Christ; " I have made thee like a company of horses;

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The ardor and beauty of the bride are the point of comparison; (So 1:5) "comely." Also, like Pharaoh's horses, she forms a great company (Re 19:7, 14). As Jesus Christ is both Shepherd and Conqueror, so believers are not only His sheep, but also, as a Church militant now, His chariots and horses (So 6:4).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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