Song of Solomon 4:14
Spikenard and safron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
13The produce of the garden is pomegranates; with all the best fruits, henna and spikenard,
15You are a fountain of gardens, a spring of living waters, and flowing waters from Lebanon.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11\43:12\And take twice as much money with you; that is to say, take back the money which was put in your bags, for it may have been an error;
Numbers 24:6They are stretched out like valleys, like gardens by the riverside, like flowering trees planted by the Lord, like cedar-trees by the waters.
2 Chronicles 9:9And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and a great store of spices and jewels: never had such spices been seen as the queen of Sheba gave to Solomon.
Song of Solomon 1:12While the king is seated at his table, my spices send out their perfume.
Song of Solomon 4:6Till the evening comes, and the sky slowly becomes dark, I will go to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 6:2My loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 4:9-15
The Love of Christ to the Church. 8 Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one chain of thy neck. 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as… Read the whole commentary →