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our rafters are firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />fragrant cedar branches are the beams of our house, and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />the beams of our house are cedar; our rafters are pine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house <i>are</i> cedar, <i>and</i> our rafters of fir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The beams of our houses <i>are</i> cedar, <i>And</i> our rafters of fir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“The beams of our house are cedars, Our rafters, junipers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters, cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters <i>and</i> panels are cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />the beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are cypresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars, And our rafters are firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />in the shade of cedar and cypress trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars, and our rafters are firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The cedars will be the walls of our house. The cypress trees will be our rafters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />the cedars will be the beams of our house, and the cypress trees the ceiling. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars; our rafters are fragrant firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the cedars are the beams of our bedroom chamber; the pines are the rafters of our bedroom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars. Our rafters are firs. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The beams of our houses [are] cedars, "" Our rafters [are] firs, I [am] a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The beams of our houses are cedars, Our rafters are firs, I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The walls of our houses cedars, our carved ceilings, cypresses.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our houses are of cedar, our rafters of cypress trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Groom to Bride: <font color=#CC0000>The timbers of our houses are of cedar; our ceilings are of cypress.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the beams of our house are cedars, our rafters, cypresses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />the beams of our house are cedar, our rafters are pine.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The beams of our house are of cedar, and our rafters of cypress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars, the joists of cypress<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The beams of our houses are cedars, And our panels are cypresses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The beams of our house are cedars, our ceilings are of cypress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/1-17.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=160" 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/1.htm">The Bride Confesses Her Love</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6982.htm" title="6982: qō·rō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A rafter, beam. Or qorah; from quwr; a rafter; by implication, a roof.">The beams</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bāt·tê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of our house</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ă·rā·zîm (N-mp) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">are cedars;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7351.htm" title="7351: ra·ḥī·ṭē·nū (N-msc:: 1cp) -- Perhaps rafters, boards. From the same as rahat; a panel.">our rafters</a> <a href="/hebrew/1266.htm" title="1266: bə·rō·w·ṯîm (N-mp) -- Cypress or fir. A variation of browsh; the cypress.">are fragrant firs.</a> </span><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="/1_kings/6-15.htm">1 Kings 6:15-18</a></span><br />He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards. / He partitioned off the twenty cubits at the rear of the temple with cedar boards from floor to ceiling to form within the temple an inner sanctuary, the Most Holy Place. / And the main hall in front of this room was forty cubits long. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-2.htm">1 Kings 7:2-12</a></span><br />He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams. / The house was roofed with cedar above the beams that rested on the pillars—forty-five beams, fifteen per row. / There were three rows of high windows facing one another in three tiers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-18.htm">Revelation 21:18-21</a></span><br />The wall was made of jasper, and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass. / The foundations of the city walls were adorned with every kind of precious stone: The first foundation was jasper, the second sapphire, the third chalcedony, the fourth emerald, / the fifth sardonyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/10-11.htm">1 Kings 10:11-12</a></span><br />(The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones. / The king made the almug wood into steps for the house of the LORD and for the king’s palace, and into lyres and harps for the singers. Never before had such almug wood been brought in, nor has such been seen again to this day.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8</a></span><br />Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum logs from Lebanon, for I know that your servants have skill to cut timber there. And indeed, my servants will work with yours<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Ezekiel 41:16-26</a></span><br />as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the galleries all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered. / In the space above the outside of the entrance to the inner sanctuary on all the walls, spaced evenly around the inner and outer sanctuary, / were alternating carved cherubim and palm trees. Each cherub had two faces: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9-11</a></span><br />For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. / By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. / For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-5</a></span><br />As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/26-15.htm">Exodus 26:15-30</a></span><br />You are to construct upright frames of acacia wood for the tabernacle. / Each frame is to be ten cubits long and a cubit and a half wide. / Two tenons must be connected to each other for each frame. Make all the frames of the tabernacle in this way. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6-10</a></span><br />Now therefore, order that cedars of Lebanon be cut down for me. My servants will be with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, for you know that there are none among us as skilled in logging as the Sidonians.” / When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!” / Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/3-5.htm">2 Chronicles 3:5-7</a></span><br />He paneled the main room with cypress, which he overlaid with fine gold and decorated with palm trees and chains. / He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim. / He overlaid its beams, thresholds, walls, and doors with gold, and he carved cherubim on the walls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/3-12.htm">Revelation 3:12</a></span><br />The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the name of the city of My God (the new Jerusalem that comes down out of heaven from My God), and My new name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19</a></span><br />I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12-14</a></span><br />The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. / Planted in the house of the LORD, they will flourish in the courts of our God. / In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.</p><p class="hdg">beams</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Song of Solomon 8:9</a></b></br> If she <i>be</i> a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she <i>be</i> a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8,9</a></b></br> Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants <i>shall be</i> with thy servants, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a></b></br> The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.</p><p class="hdg">rafters</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/7-5.htm">Song of Solomon 7:5</a></b></br> Thine head upon thee <i>is</i> like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king <i>is</i> held in the galleries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/41-16.htm">Ezekiel 41:16</a></b></br> The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows <i>were</i> covered;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/42-3.htm">Ezekiel 42:3</a></b></br> Over against the twenty <i>cubits</i> which <i>were</i> for the inner court, and over against the pavement which <i>was</i> for the utter court, <i>was</i> gallery against gallery in three <i>stories</i>.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/songs/1-16.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-6.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm">Cypresses</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Firs</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Fir-Trees</a> <a href="/songs/1-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-4.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Lily</a> <a href="/2_kings/16-17.htm">Panels</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-1.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-18.htm">Rafters</a> <a href="/psalms/124-2.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-29.htm">Sharon</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Beams</a> <a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Boards</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Cedar</a> <a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-7.htm">Cedar-Trees</a> <a href="/songs/4-14.htm">Cypresses</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Fir</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-5.htm">Firs</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Fir-Trees</a> <a href="/songs/2-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-14.htm">Houses</a> <a href="/songs/2-1.htm">Lily</a> <a href="/songs/8-9.htm">Panels</a> <a href="/songs/3-6.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-8.htm">Pine</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-15.htm">Rafters</a> <a href="/songs/2-1.htm">Rose</a> <a href="/songs/2-1.htm">Sharon</a> <a href="/songs/2-1.htm">Valleys</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-1.htm">the church's love unto Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-5.htm">She confesses her deformity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-7.htm">and prays to be directed, to his flock</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Christ directs her to the shepherd's tents</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-9.htm">and showing his love to her</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-11.htm">gives her gracious promises</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/1-12.htm">the church and Christ congratulate one another</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'; 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The use of cedar wood in construction is a symbol of strength and permanence. In biblical times, cedar was often imported from Lebanon, as it was considered the finest wood available. This phrase may evoke the grandeur of Solomon's Temple, which was built using cedar wood (<a href="/1_kings/6-9.htm">1 Kings 6:9-10</a>). The mention of "our house" suggests a shared dwelling, symbolizing unity and stability in the relationship. The cedar beams can also be seen as a metaphor for the strength and enduring nature of love, reflecting the divine love that is unchanging and eternal.<p><b>our rafters are fragrant firs.</b><br>Firs, like cedars, were also used in construction and were known for their pleasant scent. The fragrance of the firs adds an element of beauty and delight to the home, suggesting that the relationship is not only strong but also filled with joy and pleasure. In the context of the Song of Solomon, which celebrates romantic love, the fragrant firs can symbolize the refreshing and life-giving aspects of love. The use of natural imagery highlights the connection between creation and the Creator, pointing to the beauty and order God has established in relationships. The mention of "fragrant" may also allude to the pleasing aroma of a life lived in accordance with God's will, as seen in other scriptures where fragrance is associated with worship and sacrifice (<a href="/2_corinthians/2-15.htm">2 Corinthians 2:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/solomon.htm">Solomon</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of the Song of Solomon, Solomon was the son of King David and known for his wisdom and wealth. The book is often seen as an allegory of God's love for His people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_shulammite.htm">The Shulammite</a></b><br>The female protagonist in the Song of Solomon, often interpreted as representing the bride or the people of God in allegorical readings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedar_and_cypress.htm">Cedar and Cypress</a></b><br>These are types of wood mentioned in the verse. Cedar is known for its durability and pleasant aroma, often used in temple construction, symbolizing strength and permanence. Cypress is also a durable wood, symbolizing beauty and resilience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_house.htm">The House</a></b><br>Represents the dwelling place or the relationship between the lovers, often seen as a metaphor for the relationship between God and His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_song_of_solomon.htm">The Song of Solomon</a></b><br>A poetic book in the Old Testament that explores themes of love and desire, often interpreted allegorically in conservative Christian traditions as the love between Christ and the Church.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_strength_and_permanence.htm">Symbolism of Strength and Permanence</a></b><br>The use of cedar and cypress in the construction of the house symbolizes a relationship built on strength and permanence. In our spiritual lives, we should seek to build our relationship with God on a foundation that is enduring and resilient.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/beauty_in_relationships.htm">Beauty in Relationships</a></b><br>The mention of cypress, known for its beauty, reminds us that our relationships, especially our relationship with God, should be marked by beauty and care. We should strive to cultivate beauty in our spiritual lives through acts of love and devotion.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_dwelling_among_us.htm">God's Dwelling Among Us</a></b><br>The imagery of a house with strong beams and rafters can be seen as a metaphor for God's desire to dwell among His people. We are called to create a space in our hearts and lives where God can reside, marked by holiness and dedication.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/allegory_of_divine_love.htm">Allegory of Divine Love</a></b><br>The Song of Solomon, while a celebration of human love, also serves as an allegory for the divine love between Christ and the Church. This verse invites us to reflect on the depth and strength of God's love for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/building_a_spiritual_home.htm">Building a Spiritual Home</a></b><br>Just as the house in the verse is constructed with care and quality materials, we are encouraged to build our spiritual lives with intentionality, using the "materials" of prayer, scripture, and community.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 1</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_to_substantiate_solomon's_authorship.htm">Song of Solomon 1:1 attributes the text to Solomon, yet there is limited archaeological evidence for his personal authorship or historical reign. How can this claim be substantiated?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_the_'rose_of_sharon'_exist_in_israel.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:1, is there any historical or botanical proof that the 'rose of Sharon' existed in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_pharaoh's_cavalry_in_solomon's_era.htm">Is there archaeological or historical evidence of Pharaoh's cavalry that supports the mare comparison in Song of Solomon 1:9 from Solomon's era?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/songs/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Rafters.</span>--Marg., <span class= "ital">galleries </span>(comp. <a href="/songs/7-5.htm" title="Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.">Song of Solomon 7:5</a>); LXX., <span class= "greekheb">?????????</span>;<span class= "ital"> </span>Vulg., <span class= "ital">laquearia</span>; Heb., <span class= "ital">rahit, </span>from <span class= "ital">rahat = </span>run, flow: hence (1) <span class= "ital">a gutter, </span>from the water running down (Gen. 3:38); (2) <span class= "ital">a curl, </span>from its flowing down the neck (<a href="/songs/7-5.htm" title="Your head on you is like Carmel, and the hair of your head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.">Song of Solomon 7:5</a>--Hebrews 6); (3) here <span class= "ital">rafters, </span>or roof beams, from their spreading overhead. "Our couch was the green grass, the arches of our bower the cedar branches, and its rafters the firs." Others read <span class= "ital">rachitim, </spa<a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm" title="And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.">1Kings 4:33</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Fir.</span>--Heb., <span class= "ital">beroth </span>(Aramaic form of <span class= "ital">berosh</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>a tree often mentioned in connection with <span class= "ital">cedar </span>as an emblem of majesty, &c. (<a href="/ezekiel/31-8.htm" title="The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like to him in his beauty.">Ezekiel 31:8</a>; <a href="/isaiah/37-24.htm" title="By your servants have you reproached the Lord, and have said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, and the forest of his Carmel.">Isaiah 37:24</a>; <a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm" title="The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.">Isaiah 60:13</a>). "The plain here has evidently been buried deep under sand long ages ago, precisely as at Beir-t, and here are the usual pine forests growing upon it (Beir-t is by some derived from <span class= "ital">ber-th</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>These are the finest specimens we have seen in Palestine, though every sandy ridge of Lebanon and Hermon is clothed with them. In my opinion it is the Heb. <span class= "ital">berosh, </span>concerning which there is so much confusion in the various translations of the Bible . . . the generic name for the <span class= "ital">pine, </span>of which there are several varieties in Lebanon. <span class= "ital">Cypress </span>is rarely found there, but <span class= "ital">pine </span>everywhere, and it is the tree used for beams and rafters (Thomson, <span class= "ital">The Land and Book, </span>p. 511). The <span class= "ital">Pinus maritima </span>and the <span class= "ital">Aleppo pine </span>are the most common, the latter being often mistaken for the Scotch fir. (See Tristram, <span class= "ital">Nat. Hist. of Bible, </span>p. 353, &c.) . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/1-17.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">The beams</span><br /><span class="heb">קֹר֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(qō·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6982.htm">Strong's 6982: </a> </span><span class="str2">A rafter, a roof</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of our house</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּתֵּ֙ינוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(bāt·tê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are cedars;</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲרָזִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·rā·zîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our rafters</span><br /><span class="heb">רַהִיטֵ֖נוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ra·hî·ṭê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7351.htm">Strong's 7351: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps rafters, boards</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] fragrant firs.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרוֹתִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rō·w·ṯîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1266.htm">Strong's 1266: </a> </span><span class="str2">Cypress or fir</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/1-17.htm">Song of Solomon 1:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/1-17.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 1:17 The beams of our house are cedars (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/1-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 1:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 1:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/2-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 2:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 2:1" /></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>