Song of Solomon 2:3
As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
2As a lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.
4He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.
Cross References
Genesis 3:22And Jehovah God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil; and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—
Judges 9:19if ye then have dealt truly and uprightly with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
Psalms 45:3Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, Thy glory and thy majesty.
Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can be compared unto Jehovah? Who among the sons of the mighty is like unto Jehovah,
Song of Solomon 2:5Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.
Song of Solomon 5:9What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thou dost so adjure us?
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:2-3
Christ the Rose of Sharon. 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. See here, I. What Christ is pleased to compare himself to; and he condescends very much in the comparison. He that is the Son of the Highest, the bright and morning star, calls and owns himself the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys, to express his presence with his people in this world, the easiness of their access to him, and the beauty and sweetness which… Read the whole commentary →