Bible Chapter Summary
Solomon's Song 6 Summary
The Beloved's Absence and Unique Excellence
The daughters of Jerusalem ask where the bride's beloved has gone so they may seek him with her. The bride answers that her beloved has gone down into his garden to feed among the lilies, and she belongs to him as he belongs to her. The daughters praise the bride's beauty as fair as Tirzah and comely as Jerusalem, but terrible as an army with banners. The bride acknowledges their beauty but emphasizes her beloved's uniqueness—he is her dove, undefiled, sole choice of her mother, and the daughters and queens bless and praise her. The daughters ask who she is that appears as the morning, fair as the moon and clear as the sun, and the bride relates she went down to a garden of nuts to see the fruits and vines budding.
Key themes
Key verses
Solomon's Song 6:2
“My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.”
Solomon's Song 6:3
“I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.”
Solomon's Song 6:9
“My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.”
Solomon's Song 6:10
“Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?”
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