Song of Solomon 1 · Verse 4

Song of Solomon 1:4

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

Song of Solomon 1:4, King James Version

Song of Solomon 1:4 in other translations

BSB	Take me away with you—let us hurry! May the king bring me to his chambers. We will rejoice and delight in you; we will praise your love more than wine. It is only right that they adore you.
WEB	Take me away with you. Let’s hurry. The king has brought me into his rooms. Friends We will be glad and rejoice in you. We will praise your love more than wine! Beloved They are right to love you.
ASV	Draw me; we will run after thee: The king hath brought me into his chambers; We will be glad and rejoice in thee; We will make mention of thy love more than of wine: Rightly do they love thee.
YLT	Draw me: after thee we run, The king hath brought me into his inner chambers, We do joy and rejoice in thee, We mention thy loves more than wine, Uprightly they have loved thee!
DARBY	Draw me, we will run after thee! — The king hath brought me into his chambers — We will be glad and rejoice in thee, We will remember thy love more than wine. They love thee uprightly.
BBE	Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.
Webster	Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

What does Song of Solomon 1:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

4. (1) The cry of ancient Israel for Messiah, for example, Simeon, Anna, &c. (2) The cry of an awakened soul for the drawing of the Spirit, after it has got a glimpse of Christ's loveliness and its own helplessness. Draw me--The Father draws (Joh 6:44). The Son draws (Jr 31:3; Ho 11:4; Joh 12:32). "Draw" here, and "Tell" (So 1:7), reverently qualify the word "kiss" (So 1:2). me, we--No believer desires to go to heaven alone. We are converted as individuals; we follow Christ as joined in a communion of saints (Joh 1:41, 45). Individuality and community meet in the bride. run--Her earnestness kindles as she prays (Is 40:31; Psa 119:32, 60). after thee--not before (Joh 10:4). king ... brought me into--(Psa 45:14, 15; Joh 10:16). He is the anointed Priest (So 1:3); King (So 1:4). chambers--Her prayer is answered even beyond her desires. Not only is she permitted to run after Him, but is brought into the inmost pavilion, where Eastern kings admitted none but the most intimate friends (Es 4:11; 5:2; Psa 27:5). The erection of the temple of Solomon was the first bringing of the bride into permanent, instead of migratory, chambers of the King. Christ's body on earth was the next (Joh 2:21), whereby believers are brought within the veil (Ep 2:6; He 10:19, 20). Entrance into the closet for prayer is the first step. The earnest of the future bringing into heaven (Joh 14:3). His chambers are the bride's also (Is 26:20). There are various chambers, plural (Joh 14:2). be glad and rejoice--inward and outward rejoicing. in thee--(Is 61:10; Php 4:1, 4). Not in our spiritual frames (Psa 30:6, 7). remember--rather, "commemorate with praises" (Is 63:7). The mere remembrance of spiritual joys is better than the present enjoyment of carnal ones (Psa 4:6, 7). upright--rather, "uprightly," "sincerely" (Psa 58:1; Ro 12:9); so Nathanael (Joh 1:47); Peter (Joh 21:17); or "deservedly" [Maurer].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 4 Draw me - Let me have the full assurance of thy affection. We will run after thee - Speaking in the plural through modesty, while still herself is meant. The king hath brought me - My spouse is a potentate, a mighty king, no ordinary person. Into his chambers - He has favored me with his utmost confidence. The upright love thee - The most perfect and accomplished find thee worthy of their highest esteem.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Song of Solomon 1:2-6

The church, or rather the believer, speaks here in the character of the spouse of the King, the Messiah. The kisses of his mouth mean those assurances of pardon with which believers are favoured, filling them with peace and joy in believing, and causing them to abound in hope by the power of the Holy Ghost. Gracious souls take most pleasure in loving Christ, and being loved of him. Christ's love is more valuable and…

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Song of Solomon 1:4 in the original Hebrew

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מָשְׁכֵ֖נִיma.she.Khe.nidraw meH4900

אַחֲרֶ֣יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaafter youH310

נָּר֑וּצָהna.Ru.tzahlet us runH7323

הֱבִיאַ֨נִיhe.vi.'A.nihe has brought meH935

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428

חֲדָרָ֗יוcha.da.Ravchambers hisH2315

נָגִ֤ילָהna.Gi.lahlet us rejoiceH1523

וְנִשְׂמְחָה֙ve.nis.me.Chahand let us be gladH8055

בָּ֔ךְBakhin you

נַזְכִּ֤ירָהnaz.Ki.rahlet us bring to remembranceH2142

דֹדֶ֙יךָ֙do.Dei.khalove<s> yourH1730

מִיַּ֔יִןmi.Ya.yinmore than wineH3196

מֵישָׁרִ֖יםmei.sha.Rimuprightness<es>H4339

אֲהֵבֽוּךָ\׃\ \ס'a.he.Vu.khathey love youH157

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Cross references for Song of Solomon 1:4

John 6:44
No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.
Hosea 11:4
I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them.
Psalms 45:14-15
She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought: they shall enter into the king’s palace.
John 12:32
And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
Hebrews 12:1
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
Isaiah 63:7
I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Luke 2:10
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
John 14:2-3
In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
Matthew 25:10
And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Draw.
Jer 31:3; Ho 11:4; Joh 6:44; 12:32; Php 2:12,13
we will.
Ps 119:32,60; Heb 12:1
the king.
2:3-5; 3:4; Ps 45:14,15; Mt 25:10; Joh 14:2,3; Eph 2:6
we will be.
Ps 98:4-9; 149:2; Isa 25:8; 45:25; 61:3; Zep 3:14; Zec 9:9; Lu 2:10
Php 3:3; 4:4; 1Pe 1:8
remember.
2; Ps 42:4; 48:9; 63:5; 103:1,2; 111:4; Isa 63:7; Lu 22:19
1Co 11:23-26
the upright love thee. or, they love thee uprightly.
3; Joh 21:15-17; Eph 6:24

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Context

Song of Solomon 1:3
Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Solomon 1:4
Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
Song of Solomon 1:5
I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

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Song of Solomon 1:4 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Llévame en pos de ti, correremos. Metióme el rey en sus cámaras: nos gozaremos y alegraremos en ti; acordarémonos de tus amores más que del vino: los rectos te aman.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Tire-moi: nous courrons après toi. – Le roi m’a amenée dans ses chambres. – Nous nous égaierons, et nous nous réjouirons en toi; nous nous souviendrons de tes amours plus que du vin. Elles t’aiment avec droiture.
German Elberfelder 1871	Ziehe mich: wir werden dir nachlaufen. Der König hat mich in seine Gemächer geführt: wir wollen frohlocken und deiner uns freuen, wollen deine Liebe preisen mehr als Wein! Sie lieben dich in Aufrichtigkeit.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Nigra sum, sed formosa, filiæ Jerusalem, sicut tabernacula Cedar, sicut pelles Salomonis.