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, and his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
2As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
4He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
Cross References
Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Judges 9:19If all of you then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice all of you in Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:
Psalms 45:3Gird your sword upon your thigh, O most mighty, with your glory and your majesty.
Psalms 89:6For who in the heaven can be compared unto the LORD? who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the LORD?
Song of Solomon 2:5Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love.
Song of Solomon 5:9What is your beloved more than another beloved, O you fairest among women? what is your beloved more than another beloved, that you do so 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 →