Song of Solomon 2:6
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
King James Version
In Context
5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Cross References
Proverbs 4:8Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
Song of Solomon 8:3His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
Isaiah 62:4Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
Zephaniah 3:17The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Ephesians 5:25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 2:4-8
The Love of the Church to Christ. 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, and his fruit was sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. 6 His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me. 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir… Read the whole commentary →