King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 2:4 Mean?
“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. banqueting: Heb. house of wine”
Context
2
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
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. I sat: Heb. I delighted and sat down, etc taste: Heb. palate
4
He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. banqueting: Heb. house of wine
5
Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of love. comfort: Heb. straw me with apples
6
His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(4) **Banqueting house.**—Marg., *house of wine; *not the cellar of the palace, nor the banqueting hall of Solomon, nor the vineyard, but simply the place of the delights of love. The comparison of love with wine Is still in the thought. (Comp. Tennyson’s “The new strong wine of love.”)
**And his banner **. . .*—i.e., *“and there I felt the sweet sense of a tender protecting love.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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