Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
WEB
Like a lily among the thorns is my darling among the maidens.
YLT
So is my friend among the daughters!
DBT
As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentSong 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.