Song of Solomon 1:17
The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
In Context
16How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
Cross References
1 Kings 6:9So Solomon built the temple and finished it, roofing it with beams and planks of cedar.
Psalms 92:12The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 8:9If she is a wall, we will build a tower of silver upon her. If she is a door, we will enclose her with panels of cedar.
Ezekiel 42:3Gallery faced gallery in three levels opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
Hebrews 11:10For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
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 →