Song of Solomon 1:12
So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
In Context
11We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.
13My kinsman is to me a bundle of myrrh; he shall lie between my breasts.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 4:13Thy shoots are a garden of pomegranates, with the fruit of choice berries; camphor, with spikenard:
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 1:8-12
The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? 8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents. 9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots. 10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold. 11… Read the whole commentary →