Song of Solomon 8:12

My vineyard, even mine, is before me; 1 Solomon shall have a thousand, 1 And they that keep its fruit two hundred. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

In Context

11Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon; 1 He let his vineyard to keepers; 1 Every one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver. 1

13Thou that dwellest in the gardens, 1 The companions hearken to thy voice: 1 Make me hear it. 1

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:23Keep thy heart with the utmost care; 1 For out of these are the issues of life. 1

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 8:9-13

Concern for the Gentiles; Privileges and Duties of the Church. 8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for? 9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour. 11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof… Read the whole commentary →

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