Song of Songs 2:4

Song of Songs 2:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
• New International Version (NIV)Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He brought me to the banqueting house, And his banner over me was love.

Context of Song of Songs 2:4

2“Like the lily among the thorns, So are you, my darling, among the maidens.” 3“Like an apple tree [rare and welcome] among the trees of the forest, So is my beloved among the young men! In his shade I took great delight and sat down, And his fruit was sweet and delicious to my palate. He has brought me to his banqueting place, And his banner over me is love [waving overhead to protect and comfort me]. 5Sustain me with raisin cakes, Refresh me with apples, Because I am sick with love. 6Let his left hand be under my head And his right hand embrace me.”

Song of Songs 2:4 word by word

הֱבִיאַ֙נִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַיָּ֔יִן וְדִגְל֥וֹ עָלַ֖י אַהֲבָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• me to the banquetingיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• and his bannerדֶּ֫גֶלdegel · standardH1714
• loveאַהֲבָה'ahăbâh · loveH160

Commentaries on Song of Songs 2:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4He brought me to the banqueting house - Literally, the house of wine. The ancients preserved their wine, not in barrels or dark cellars under ground, as we do, but in large pitchers, ranged against the wall in some upper apartment in the house, the place where they kept their most precious effects. We have a proof of this in Homer: - · ̔ '̔ <-144 , ̔ , ' , ̔ ' . ̔, ,̔ · ' , .̈́ ' ,· '. . . . Od. lib. ii., ver. 337. Meantime the lofty rooms the prince…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-4Verses 2-4 the prologue. - The Song commences with two stanzas in praise of the king (now absent) by a chorus of virgins belonging to the royal household. Expositors, Jewish and Christian, interpret the whole as spoken by the Church of the heavenly Bridegroom. Psalm 23:5; Luke 7:46; John 12:3).Thy name … poured forth - As unguents are the sweeter for diffusion, so the king‘s name the wider it is known. Psalm 58:1; Proverbs 23:31.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4He has brought me to the house of wine: The woman now describes the man as her provider at a feast, leaving behind the image of the apple tree. his banner over me is love: He enjoys telling others how much he loves her.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. Historically fulfilled in the joy of Simeon and Anna in the temple, over the infant Saviour (Lu 2:25-38), and that of Mary, too (compare Lu 1:53); typified (Ex 24:9-11). Spiritually, the bride or beloved is led (So 2:4) first into the King's chambers, thence is drawn after Him in answer to her prayer; is next received on a grassy couch under a cedar kiosk; and at last in a "banqueting hall," such as, Josephus says, Solomon had in his palace, "wherein…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Tender
• Banner
• Banquet
• Ensign

Commentaries on Song of Songs 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary