Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedars, our ceilings are of cypress.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
In Context
16Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:9So he built the house and finished it; and he made the ceiling of the house with cedars.
Song of Solomon 8:9If she is a wall, let us build upon her silver bulwarks; and if she is a door, let us carve for her cedar panels.
Ezekiel 42:3ornamented accordingly as the gates of the inner court, and arranged accordingly as the peristyles of the outer court, with triple porticos fronting one another.
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 →