King James Version
What Does Song of Solomon 6:12 Mean?
“Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. Or ever: Heb. I knew not made: or, set me on the chariots of my willing people”
Context
10
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
11
I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and to see whether the vine flourished, and the pomegranates budded.
12
Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. Or ever: Heb. I knew not made: or, set me on the chariots of my willing people
13
Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it were the company of two armies. of: or, of Mahanaim
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary2. (Compare Pr 19:12). Men who resist authority injure themselves (Ro 13:2).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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