Song of Solomon 2:4
He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
In Context
5Stay ye me with raisins, refresh me with apples; For I am sick from love.
Cross References
Esther 7:7And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there was evil determined against him by the king.
Psalms 20:5We will triumph in thy salvation, And in the name of our God we will set up our banners: Jehovah fulfill all thy petitions.
Psalms 63:2So have I looked upon thee in the sanctuary, To see thy power and thy glory.
Song of Solomon 1:1The Song of songs, which is Solomon’s.
Song of Solomon 5:1I am come into my garden, my sister, my bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.
Isaiah 11:10And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting place shall be glorious.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:4-8
The Love of the Church to Christ. 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. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir… Read the whole commentary →