Song of Solomon 1:9
I have likened thee, my companion, 1 To my horses in the chariots of Pharaoh. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh’s chariots.
In Context
10How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, 1 Thy neck as chains! 1
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And the goings forth of Solomon’s horsemen was also out of Egypt, and the king’s merchants were of Kue; and they received them out of Kue at a price.
Song of Solomon 1:15Behold, thou art fair, my companion; 1 Behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves. 1
Song of Solomon 2:10My kinsman answers, and says to me, 1 Rise up, come, my companion, my fair one, my dove. 1
Song of Solomon 4:1Behold, thou art fair, my companion; 1 Behold, thou art fair; 1 Thine eyes are doves, 1 Beside thy veil: 1 Thy hair is as flocks of goats, 1 That have appeared from Gilead. 1
Song of Solomon 5:2I sleep, but my heart is awake: 1 The voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, 1 Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, 1 My dove, my perfect one: 1 For my head is filled with dew, 1 And my locks with the drops of the night. 1
Isaiah 31:1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who trust in horses and chariots, for they are many; and in horses, which are a great multitude; and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought the Lord.
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 →