Song of Solomon 8:12

Mine own vineyard, is before me,—The thousand belong to thee, O Solomon, and two hundred to the keepers of the fruit thereof.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

11A vineyard, had Solomon, as the owner of abundance, He put out the vineyard to keepers,—Every man, was to bring in, for the fruit thereof, a thousand silverlings:

13[HE] O thou fair dweller in the gardens, the companions are giving heed to thy voice, Let me hear it.

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Cross References

Proverbs 4:23Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.

Acts 20:28Be taking heed unto yourselves, and unto all the little flock in which the Holy Spirit hath set, you, as overseers,—to be shepherding the assembly of God which he hath acquired through means of the blood of his own.

1 Corinthians 6:20For ye have been bought with a price! Therefore glorify God in your body.

1 Thessalonians 2:19For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?

1 Timothy 5:17Let, the well presiding elders, of double honour, be accounted worthy, especially they who toil in discourse and teaching;

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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