Song of Solomon 2:3
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, his fruit was sweet to my taste.
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In Context
2As a lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
4He brought me to the banquet hall. His banner over me is love.
Cross References
Genesis 3:22The LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us, knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand, and also take of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—”
Judges 9:19if you then have dealt truly and righteously with Jerubbaal and with his house today, then rejoice in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you;
Psalms 45:3Strap your sword on your thigh, O mighty one, in your splendor and your majesty.
Psalms 89:6For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of the heavenly beings is like the LORD,
Song of Solomon 2:5Strengthen me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am faint with love.
Song of Solomon 5:9How is your beloved better than another beloved, you fairest among women? How is your beloved better than another beloved, that you do so adjure 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 →