Song 3:6-5:1 | ESV | STEP | What is that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke , perfumed with myrrh and frankincense , with all the fragrant powders of a merchant ?

6 ^aWhat is that coming up from the wilderness
like ^bcolumns of smoke,
perfumed with ^cmyrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
7 Behold, it is the litter ^{▼▼That is, the couch on which servants carry a king} of Solomon!
Around it are ^esixty ^fmighty men,
some of the mighty men of Israel,
8 all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his ^gsword at his thigh,
against ^hterror by night.
9 King Solomon made himself a carriage ^{▼▼Or sedan chair}
from the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by ^jthe daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go out, O ^kdaughters of Zion,
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on ^lthe day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.

Song of Solomon 4

Solomon Admires His Bride’s Beauty

He

1 Behold, ^myou are beautiful, my love,
behold, you are beautiful!
ⁿYour eyes are doves
^obehind your veil.
^pYour hair is like a flock of goats
leaping down ^qthe slopes of Gilead.
2 Your ^rteeth are like a flock of shorn ewes
that have come up from the washing,
all of which bear twins,
and not one among them has lost its young.
3 Your lips are like ^sa scarlet thread,
and your mouth is ^tlovely.
Your ^ucheeks are like halves of a pomegranate
^vbehind your veil.
4 Your ^wneck is like the tower of David,
built in ^xrows of stone; ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain}
on it ^zhang a thousand shields,
all of ^aathem shields of warriors.
5 Your ^abtwo breasts are like two ^acfawns,
twins of a gazelle,
that ^adgraze among the lilies.
6 ^aeUntil the day breathes
and the shadows flee,
I will go away to the mountain of ^afmyrrh
and the hill of ^agfrankincense.
7 ^ahYou are altogether beautiful, my love;
there is no ^aiflaw in you.
8 ^ajCome with me from ^akLebanon, my ^albride;
come with me from ^amLebanon.
Depart ^{▼▼Or Look} from the peak of Amana,
from the peak of ^aoSenir and ^apHermon,
from the dens of lions,
from the mountains of leopards.
9 You have captivated my heart, my ^aqsister, my bride;
you have captivated my heart with one glance of your eyes,
with one ^arjewel of your necklace.
10 How beautiful is your love, my ^assister, my bride!
How much ^atbetter is your love than wine,
and ^authe fragrance of your oils than any spice!
11 Your ^avlips drip nectar, my bride;
^awhoney and milk are under your tongue;
the fragrance of your garments is ^axlike the fragrance of ^ayLebanon.
12 A garden locked is my ^azsister, my bride,
a spring locked, ^baa fountain ^bbsealed.
13 Your shoots are ^bcan orchard of pomegranates
with all ^bdchoicest fruits,
^behenna with ^bfnard,
14 nard and saffron, ^bgcalamus and ^bhcinnamon,
with all trees of ^bifrankincense,
^bjmyrrh and ^bkaloes,
with all ^blchoice spices—
15 a garden fountain, a well of ^bmliving water,
and flowing streams from ^bnLebanon.
16 Awake, O north wind,
and come, O south wind!
Blow upon my ^bogarden,
let its spices flow.

Together in the Garden of Love

She

^bpLet my beloved come to his ^bqgarden,
and eat its ^brchoicest fruits.

Song of Solomon 5:1

He

1 I ^bscame to my garden, my ^btsister, my bride,
I gathered my ^bumyrrh with my spice,
I ate my ^bvhoneycomb with my honey,
I ^bwdrank my wine with my milk.

Others

Eat, ^bxfriends, drink,
and be drunk with love!