Song of Solomon 4:14
Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
In Context
13Thy shoots are an orchard of pomegranates, with precious fruits; Henna with spikenard plants,
15Thou art a fountain of gardens, A well of living waters, And flowing streams from Lebanon.
Cross References
Genesis 43:11And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spicery and myrrh, nuts, and almonds;
Numbers 24:6As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the riverside, As lignaloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar trees beside the waters.
2 Chronicles 9:9And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Song of Solomon 1:12While the king sat at his table, My spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
Song of Solomon 4:6Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, And to the hill of frankincense.
Song of Solomon 6:2My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather 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 →