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Each was to bring for its fruit a thousand shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon, which he leases out to tenant farmers. Each of them pays a thousand pieces of silver for harvesting its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand <i>pieces</i> of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon; He leased the vineyard to keepers; Everyone was to bring for its fruit A thousand silver <i>coins</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring a thousand <i>shekels</i> of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers; Each one was to bring a thousand <i>shekels</i> of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He gave the vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring one thousand <i>shekels</i> of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers; Each one was to bring him a thousand <i>shekels</i> of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit one thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon owned a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased the vineyard to tenants. Each was to bring for his fruit 1,000 pieces of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-Hamon, which he rents to others for a thousand pieces of silver each. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He entrusted that vineyard to caretakers. Each one was to bring 25 pounds of silver in exchange for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Solomon has a vineyard in a place called Baal Hamon. There are farmers who rent it from him; each one pays a thousand silver coins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon has a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers— each one is to bring 1,000 pieces of silver in exchange for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit of it was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon has a vineyard in Ba‘al-Hamon, "" He has given the vineyard to keepers, "" Each brings for its fruit one thousand pieces of silver;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A vineyard was to Solomon in the place of a multitude; he gave the vineyards to those watching; each shall bring in its fruit a thousand of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The peaceable had a vineyard, in that which hath people: he let out the same to keepers, every man bringeth for the fruit thereof a thousand pieces of silver. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><font color=#0000CC>The peaceful one had a vineyard, in that which held the peoples. He handed it on to the caretakers; a man brought, in exchange for its fruit, a thousand pieces of silver.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he gave over the vineyard to caretakers. For its fruit one would have to pay a thousand silver pieces. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he entrusted the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring for its fruit a thousand pieces of silver.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard, and its fruits were abundant; he let out the vineyard to keepers; a man offered for its fruits a thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There was a vineyard for Solomon and its fruit was abundant. I have given a vineyard to the keepers; a man gave a thousand pieces of silver for its fruits<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He gave over the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof Brought in a thousand pieces of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Solomon had a vineyard in Beelamon; he let his vineyard to keepers; every one was to bring for its fruit a thousand <i>pieces</i> of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/8-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9D_QEk8ZdxU?start=1186" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/songs/8.htm">Longing for Her Beloved</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. So I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8010.htm" title="8010: liš·lō·mōh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- David's son and successor to his throne. From shalowm; peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor.">Solomon</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: ke·rem (N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">a vineyard</a> <a href="/hebrew/1174.htm" title="1174: bə·ḇa·‘al (Prep) -- Possessor of abundance, a place in Pal. From ba'al and hamown; possessor of a multitude; Baal-Hamon, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1174.htm" title="1174: hā·mō·wn (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- Possessor of abundance, a place in Pal. From ba'al and hamown; possessor of a multitude; Baal-Hamon, a place in Palestine.">in Baal-hamon.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯan (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">He leased</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: hak·ke·rem (Art:: N-ms) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5201.htm" title="5201: lan·nō·ṭə·rîm (Prep-l, Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To keep. A primitive root; to guard; figuratively, to cherish.">to the tenants.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: bə·p̄ir·yōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">For its fruit,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">each</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yā·ḇi (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">was to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’e·lep̄ (Number-msc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">a thousand shekels</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: kā·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">of silver.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>But my own vineyard is mine to give; the thousand shekels are for you, O Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></span><br />I will sing for my beloved a song of his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. / He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! / “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a></span><br />Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-8</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-16</a></span><br />You uprooted a vine from Egypt; You drove out the nations and transplanted it. / You cleared the ground for it, and it took root and filled the land. / The mountains were covered by its shade, and the mighty cedars with its branches. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-10.htm">Jeremiah 12:10</a></span><br />Many shepherds have destroyed My vineyard; they have trampled My plot of ground. They have turned My pleasant field into a desolate wasteland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Matthew 20:1-16</a></span><br />“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. / He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. / About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9</a></span><br />For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-2.htm">Isaiah 27:2-6</a></span><br />In that day: “Sing about a fruitful vineyard. / I, the LORD, am its keeper; I water it continually. I guard it night and day so no one can disturb it; / I am not angry. If only thorns and briers confronted Me, I would march and trample them, I would burn them to the ground. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/19-10.htm">Ezekiel 19:10-14</a></span><br />Your mother was like a vine in your vineyard, planted by the water; it was fruitful and full of branches because of the abundant waters. / It had strong branches, fit for a ruler’s scepter. It towered high above the thick branches, conspicuous for its height and for its dense foliage. / But it was uprooted in fury, cast down to the ground, and the east wind dried up its fruit. Its strong branches were stripped off and they withered; the fire consumed them. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-35.htm">John 4:35-38</a></span><br />Do you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest. / Already the reaper draws his wages and gathers a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together. / For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-16.htm">Proverbs 31:16</a></span><br />She appraises a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/22-9.htm">Deuteronomy 22:9</a></span><br />Do not plant your vineyard with two types of seed; if you do, the entire harvest will be defiled—both the crop you plant and the fruit of your vineyard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-23.htm">Leviticus 19:23-25</a></span><br />When you enter the land and plant any kind of tree for food, you shall regard the fruit as forbidden. For three years it will be forbidden to you and must not be eaten. / In the fourth year all its fruit must be consecrated as a praise offering to the LORD. / But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit; thus your harvest will be increased. I am the LORD your God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.</p><p class="hdg">Solomon had a</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Song of Solomon 7:12</a></b></br> Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, <i>whether</i> the tender grape appear, <i>and</i> the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:4</a></b></br> I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/5-1.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a></b></br> Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill: … </p><p class="hdg">he let</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9</a></b></br> Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far country for a long time.</p><p class="hdg">a thousand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/20-16.htm">Genesis 20:16</a></b></br> And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand <i>pieces</i> of silver: behold, he <i>is</i> to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that <i>are</i> with thee, and with all <i>other</i>: thus she was reproved.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass in that day, <i>that</i> every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall <i>even</i> be for briers and thorns.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Caretakers</a> <a href="/job/34-13.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/songs/7-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Hamon</a> <a href="/songs/5-7.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/exodus/22-15.htm">Leased</a> <a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-15.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-13.htm">Silver-Pieces</a> <a href="/songs/3-11.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/songs/8-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/songs/5-10.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-16.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/songs/1-6.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/2-8.htm">Baal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/44-11.htm">Caretakers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-20.htm">Entrusted</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-11.htm">Hamon</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Keepers</a> <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Leased</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-15.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Shekels</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-22.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-23.htm">Silverlings</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Silver-Pieces</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Solomon</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Vine-Garden</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Vineyard</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-1.htm">The love of the church to Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">The vehemence of love</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-8.htm">The calling of the Gentiles</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/8-14.htm">the church prays for Christ's coming</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/songs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/songs/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon.</b><br>This phrase introduces Solomon as the owner of a vineyard, a common metaphor in the Bible for abundance, prosperity, and sometimes Israel itself (<a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>). Baal-hamon is a location not specifically identified in other biblical texts, but its name suggests a place of great wealth or multitude, as "Baal" can mean "lord" or "owner," and "hamon" means "multitude" or "abundance." This vineyard symbolizes Solomon's extensive wealth and influence, reflecting his reign's prosperity (<a href="/1_kings/4-20.htm">1 Kings 4:20-25</a>). The vineyard can also be seen as a metaphor for the beloved in the Song of Solomon, representing beauty and fertility.<p><b>He leased it to the tenants.</b><br>The leasing of the vineyard to tenants indicates a system of stewardship and responsibility. In ancient Israel, landowners often leased their land to tenants who would cultivate it and share the produce. This reflects the economic practices of the time, where land was a primary source of wealth and sustenance. The tenants' role can be seen as a parallel to the stewardship God expects from His people, as seen in the parable of the tenants in <a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a>, where the vineyard represents God's kingdom.<p><b>For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.</b><br>The requirement for each tenant to bring a thousand shekels of silver for the vineyard's fruit underscores the value and productivity of the vineyard. A shekel was a standard unit of weight and currency in ancient Israel, and a thousand shekels would represent a significant sum, indicating the vineyard's high yield and worth. This can be seen as a reflection of the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God provides abundantly, and in return, He expects faithfulness and dedication. The number "thousand" often symbolizes completeness or abundance in biblical numerology, further emphasizing the vineyard's prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>The king of Israel, known for his wisdom and wealth. In the context of Song of Solomon, he is often seen as a symbolic figure representing love and marriage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyard.htm">Vineyard</a></b><br>A metaphorical representation of love, relationships, or responsibilities. In the Song of Solomon, vineyards often symbolize the beloved's beauty and the nurturing of love.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/baal-hamon.htm">Baal-hamon</a></b><br>A location mentioned only in this verse, possibly symbolizing abundance or a place of great value. The name itself can be translated as "lord of a multitude" or "possessor of abundance."<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tenants.htm">Tenants</a></b><br>Those who are entrusted with the care of the vineyard. They represent individuals who are given responsibilities and are expected to produce fruit or results.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/shekels_of_silver.htm">Shekels of Silver</a></b><br>A unit of currency, representing the value or worth of the vineyard's produce. It signifies the cost or investment required in relationships or responsibilities.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_responsibility.htm">Stewardship and Responsibility</a></b><br>We are entrusted with various "vineyards" in our lives, such as relationships, talents, and resources. Like the tenants, we are called to be faithful stewards and produce fruit that honors God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_investment.htm">Value of Investment</a></b><br>The thousand shekels of silver symbolize the significant investment required in nurturing relationships and responsibilities. We must be willing to invest time, effort, and resources to see growth and fruitfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability.htm">Accountability</a></b><br>Just as the tenants were accountable to Solomon, we are accountable to God for how we manage what He has entrusted to us. This accountability should motivate us to live purposefully and diligently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_vineyard.htm">Symbolism of the Vineyard</a></b><br>The vineyard represents not only romantic love but also our spiritual lives. We must cultivate our relationship with God and others, ensuring that we are producing good fruit.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/abundance_and_blessing.htm">Abundance and Blessing</a></b><br>Baal-hamon, meaning "lord of a multitude," reminds us of the abundance and blessings that come from God. Recognizing His provision should lead us to gratitude and faithful stewardship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_8_fit_with_bible_themes.htm">How do we reconcile the seemingly romantic and intimate focus of Song of Solomon 8 with the broader religious themes typical of other Bible texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_60_queens_fit_solomon's_700_wives.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:8) How can sixty queens and eighty concubines align with Solomon's reputed 700 wives and 300 concubines (1 Kings 11:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_4_fit_solomon's_many_wives.htm">If historically attributed to King Solomon, how does Song of Solomon 4 mesh with the accounts of his many wives and concubines in other biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 11:3)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_song_8_5_align_with_patriarchy.htm">How does Song of Solomon 8:5, which suggests a strong marital bond, align with biblical texts that portray marriage in more patriarchal terms?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11, 12) <span class= "bld">Solomon had a vineyard . . .</span>--Here the poet repeats the sentiment of <a href="/context/songs/6-8.htm" title="There are three score queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.">Song of Solomon 6:8-9</a>--the contrast of his love for one chosen bride with the state of feeling and morality fostered by polygamy. But while in the former passage the contrast lay in number only, here it lies also in the <span class= "ital">value </span>which comes to be set o<a href="/songs/8-11.htm" title="Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.">Song of Solomon 8:11</a>, he breaks abruptly into metaphor, so much more natural to him, "My vineyard," &c. For the figure comp. <a href="/context/songs/4-12.htm" title="A garden enclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.">Song of Solomon 4:12-13</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Baal-hamon.</span>--Many are the conjectures hazarded as to the locality of this place. It has been identified (1) with Baal-gad, or Heliopolis (Rosenmller); (2) with Hammon, a place in the tribe of Asher (<a href="/joshua/19-28.htm" title="And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, even to great Zidon;">Joshua 19:28</a>, Ewald); (3) with Balamo (LXX. <span class= "greekheb">????????</span>), a place mentioned in the Book of Judith, <a href="/songs/8-3.htm" title="His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.">Song of Solomon 8:3</a>, in connection with Dothaim, which (if the same as Dothan) has possibly been discovered to the south of the valley of Esdraelon.--<span class= "ital">Recovery of Jerusalem, </span>p. 463 (1871). (Comp. <a href="//apocrypha.org/judith/4-10.htm" title="Both they, and their wives and their children, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins.">Judith 4:10</a>; <a href="//apocrypha.org/judith/3-9.htm" title="Also he came over against Esdraelon near unto Judea, over against the great strait of Judea.">Judith 3:9</a>; Meier, Hitzig, &c) But no identification is necessary. If the poet had any definite place in his mind he merely used it for the play on words (<span class= "ital">Baal-hamon=</span>lord of multitude). The correct translation is "a vineyard was to Solomon <span class= "ital">as </span>lord of a multitude." The particle <span class= "ital">be </span>often has this force. <a href="/exodus/6-3.htm" title="And I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.">Exodus 6:3</a> : "I appeared as God Almighty." Comp. <a href="/proverbs/3-26.htm" title="For the LORD shall be your confidence, and shall keep your foot from being taken.">Proverbs 3:26</a>; <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm" title="Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him.">Isaiah 40:10</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm" title="And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.">1Chronicles 9:33</a>, &c. We further note that <span class= "ital">Baal, </span>as <span class= "ital">lord </span>with us, often means <span class= "ital">husband, </span>and <span class= "ital">Baal-hamon </span>has a covert allusion to the polygamy of the king. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/8-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Solomon</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁלֹמֹה֙</span> <span class="translit">(liš·lō·mōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8010.htm">Strong's 8010: </a> </span><span class="str2">Solomon -- David's son and successor to his throne</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a vineyard</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֣רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(ke·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Baal-hamon.</span><br /><span class="heb">הָמ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(hā·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1174.htm">Strong's 1174: </a> </span><span class="str2">Baal-hamon -- 'possessor of abundance', a place in Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He leased</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֥ן</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯan)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[it]</span><br /><span class="heb">הַכֶּ֖רֶם</span> <span class="translit">(hak·ke·rem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the tenants.</span><br /><span class="heb">לַנֹּטְרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(lan·nō·ṭə·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5201.htm">Strong's 5201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To guard, to cherish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For its fruit,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּפִרְי֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·p̄ir·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">each</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֛ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">יָבִ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḇi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thousand [shekels]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֥לֶף</span> <span class="translit">(’e·lep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of silver.</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּֽסֶף׃</span> <span class="translit">(kā·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/8-11.htm">Song of Solomon 8:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/8-11.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/8-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/8-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 8:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 8:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>