Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He brought me to the banqueting-house, And his banner over me was love.
WEB
He has brought me to the house of wine, and his banner over me is love.
YLT
He hath brought me in unto a house of wine, And his banner over me is love,
DBT
He hath brought me to the house of wine, And his banner over me is love.
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.