Song 3:6-11 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Song 3:6-11: 3:6-11 According to the three-character dramatic interpretation, Solomon’s humility and generosity show in his attending this wedding of a woman who preferred a common shepherd’s love over his. With Solomon in attendance, this ordinary wedding becomes a magnificent ceremony. • If the Song is an anthology, this poem describes what appears to be Solomon’s wedding procession. People are amazed by the opulence of his carriage and the power represented by his entourage. All of this reflects on the significance of marriage in the same way that expensive and beautiful wedding dresses and tuxedos do in modern marriages.

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‏ Song of Solomon 3:6-11

Summary for Song 3:6-11: 3:6-11 ^a According to the three-character dramatic interpretation, Solomon’s humility and generosity show in his attending this wedding of a woman who preferred a common shepherd’s love over his. With Solomon in attendance, this ordinary wedding becomes a magnificent ceremony.

• If the Song is an anthology, this poem describes what appears to be Solomon’s wedding procession. People are amazed by the opulence of his carriage and the power represented by his entourage. All of this reflects on the significance of marriage in the same way that expensive and beautiful wedding dresses and tuxedos do in modern marriages.
Summary for Song 3:9-10: 3:9-10 ^b The materials out of which King Solomon’s carriage was made befit his wealth and power, including the same expensive Lebanese wood that was used in building the Temple (1 Kgs 5:5-6 ^c).

• decorated with love by the young women of Jerusalem: Beyond all his splendor, Solomon was admired and served with love, even by his servants.
3:11 ^d This is the only explicit mention of a wedding in the Song. The woman is called a “bride” in 4:8-12 ^e; 5:1 ^f.