Song of Solomon 1:16
Groom to Bride: The timbers of our houses are of cedar; our ceilings are of cypress.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
In Context
15Bride to Groom: Behold, you are handsome, O my beloved, and graceful. Our bed is flourishing.
Cross References
Psalms 110:3Confession and magnificence are his work. And his justice remains from age to age.
Song of Solomon 3:7Chorus to Bride: Lo, sixty strong ones, out of all the strongest in Israel, stand watch at the bed of Solomon,
Song of Solomon 5:13His head is like the finest gold. His locks are like the heights of palm trees, and as black as a raven.
Philippians 3:8Yet truly, I consider everything to be a loss, because of the preeminent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of everything, considering it all to be like dung, so that I may gain Christ,
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:13-17
Conference between Christ and His Church. 12 While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myrrh is my wellbeloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes. 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. Here… Read the whole commentary →