Song of Solomon 1:16
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: Also our couch is green.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
In Context
15Behold, thou art fair, my love; Behold thou art fair; Thine eyes are [as] doves.
17The beams of our house are cedars, [And] our rafters are firs.
Cross References
Psalms 110:3Thy people offer themselves willingly In the day of thy power, in holy array: Out of the womb of the morning Thou hast the dew of thy youth.
Song of Solomon 3:7Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
Song of Solomon 5:13His cheeks are as a bed of spices, [As] banks of sweet herbs: His lips are [as] lilies, dropping liquid myrrh.
Philippians 3:8Yea verily, and I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but refuse, 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 →