Song of Solomon 6 · Verse 2

Song of Solomon 6:2

My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 6:2, King James Version

Song of Solomon 6:2 in other translations

BSBMy beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.
WEBMy beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
ASVMy beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
YLTMy beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
DARBYMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.
BBEMy loved one is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to take food in the gardens, and to get lilies.
WebsterMy beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

What does Song of Solomon 6:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. gone down--Jerusalem was on a hill (answering to its moral elevation), and the gardens were at a little distance in the valleys below. beds of spices--(balsam) which He Himself calls the "mountain of myrrh," &c. (So 4:6), and again (So 8:14), the resting-place of His body amidst spices, and of His soul in paradise, and now in heaven, where He stands as High Priest for ever. Nowhere else in the Song is there mention of mountains of spices. feed in ... gardens--that is, in the churches, though He may have withdrawn for a time from the individual believer: she implies an invitation to the daughters of Jerusalem to enter His spiritual Church, and become lilies, made white by His blood. He is gathering some lilies now to plant on earth, others to transplant into heaven (So 5:1; Ge 5:24; Mr 4:28, 29; Ac 7:60).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 My beloved is gone down into his garden - The answer of the bride to her companions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
,3 Christ's church is a garden, enclosed, and separated from the world; he takes care of it, delights in it, and visits it. Those who would find Christ, must attend him in his ordinances, the word, sacraments, and prayer. When Christ comes to his church, it is to entertain his friends. And to take believers to himself: he picks the lilies one by one; and at the great day he will send forth his angels to gather all his lilies, that he may be for ever admired in them. The death of a believer is not more than the owner of a garden plucking a favourite flower; and He will preserve it from withering, yea, cause it to flourish for ever, with increasing beauty. If our own hearts can witness for us that we are Christ's, question not his being ours, for the covenant never breaks on his side. It is the comfort of the church, that he feeds among the lilies, that he takes delight in his people.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Song of Solomon 6:2 in the original Hebrew

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דּוֹדִי֙do.Dilover myH1730
יָרַ֣דya.Radhe has gone downH3381
לְגַנּ֔וֹle.ga.Noto garden hisH1588
לַעֲרוּג֖וֹתla.'a.ru.Gotto [the] beds ofH6170
הַבֹּ֑שֶׂםha.Bo.sem<the> spiceH1314
לִרְעוֹת֙lir.'Otto grazeH7462
בַּגַּנִּ֔יםba.ga.Nimin the gardensH1588
וְלִלְקֹ֖טve.lil.Kotand to gatherH3950
שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים\׃Sho.o.sha.NimliliesH7799

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Song of Solomon 6:2

  • Song of Solomon 5:13

    His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Song of Solomon 1:7-8

    Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.

  • Matthew 28:20

    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • John 17:24

    Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

  • Philippians 1:21-23

    For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

  • Song of Solomon 6:11

    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.

  • Isaiah 61:11

    For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

  • Song of Solomon 4:12-5:1

    A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon. …

  • Ezekiel 34:23

    And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

  • John 4:34-35

    Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
gone.
11; 4:12-16; 5:1; Isa 58:11; 61:11; Mt 18:20; 28:20
the beds.
5:13
feed.
1:7,8; Isa 40:11; Eze 34:23; Zep 3:17; Joh 4:34,35; Re 7:17
and to.
2:2; Isa 57:1; Joh 14:3; 17:24; Php 1:21-23; 1Th 4:13,14

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Context

  • Song of Solomon 6:1

    Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.

  • Song of Solomon 6:2

    My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

  • Song of Solomon 6:3

    I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.

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Song of Solomon 6:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mi amado descendió á su huerto, á las eras de los aromas, para apacentar en los huertos, y para coger los lirios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Mon bien-aimé est descendu dans son jardin, aux parterres des aromates, pour paître dans les jardins et pour cueillir des lis.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein Geliebter ist in seinen Garten hinabgegangen, zu den Würzkrautbeeten, um in den Gärten zu weiden und Lilien zu pflücken.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Ego dilecto meo, et dilectus meus mihi, qui pascitur inter lilia.