Song of Solomon 2:3

[[M.]] As the apple-tree among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the sons. In his shadow I love to sit down, And his fruit is sweet to my taste.

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In The King James Version

As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.

In Context

2[[Lov.]] As the lily among thorns, So is my love among the daughters.

4He hath brought me to his banqueting-house, And his banner over me is love. Strengthen me with raisins,

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Cross References

Psalms 45:3Gird thy sword to thy thigh, thou hero!-Thy glory and ornament!

Psalms 89:6Who in the heavens can be compared to Jehovah? Who is like Jehovah among the sons of God?

Song of Solomon 2:5Refresh me with apples! For I am sick with love.

Song of Solomon 5:9[[Lad.]] What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women! What is thy beloved more than another beloved, That thus thou dost charge us?

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:2-3

Christ the Rose of Sharon. 1 I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters. See here, I. What Christ is pleased to compare himself to; and he condescends very much in the comparison. He that is the Son of the Highest, the bright and morning star, calls and owns himself the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys, to express his presence with his people in this world, the easiness of their access to him, and the beauty and sweetness which… Read the whole commentary →

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