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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/songs/6.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to browse in the gardens and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/songs/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My lover has gone down to his garden, to his spice beds, to browse in the gardens and gather the lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/songs/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden to the beds of spices, to graze in the gardens and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/songs/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/songs/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/songs/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My beloved has gone to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed <i>his flock</i> in the gardens, And to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/songs/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture <i>his flock</i> in the gardens And gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/songs/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture his flock in the gardens And gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/songs/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To pasture <i>his flock</i> in the gardens And gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/songs/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To shepherd <i>his flock</i> in the gardens And gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/songs/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“My beloved has gone down to his garden, To the beds of balsam, To feed <i>his flock</i> in the gardens And gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/songs/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/songs/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My love has gone down to his garden, to beds of spice, to feed in the gardens and gather lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/songs/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down to his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/songs/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My darling has gone down to his garden of spices, where he will feed his sheep and gather lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/songs/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/songs/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My beloved went to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/songs/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My lover has gone to his garden, where the balsam trees grow. He is feeding his flock in the garden and gathering lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/songs/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to graze his flock in the gardens and gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/songs/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/songs/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the flowerbeds of balsam spices, to graze in the gardens, and to gather lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/songs/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/songs/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/songs/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/songs/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved went down to his garden, "" To the beds of the spice, "" To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/songs/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My beloved went down to his garden, To the beds of the spice, To delight himself in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/songs/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My beloved went down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/songs/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the bed of aromatical spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/songs/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Bride: <font color=#0000CC>My beloved has descended to his garden, to the courtyard of aromatic plants, in order to pasture in the gardens and gather the lilies.</font><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/songs/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My lover has come down to his garden, to the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens and to gather lilies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/songs/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to pasture his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/songs/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My beloved has gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/songs/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My beloved went down to his garden and to the garden beds of sweet spices, that he may feed in the gardens and he may gather the lilies<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/songs/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My beloved is gone down into his garden, To the beds of spices, To feed in the gardens, And to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/songs/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, to feed <i>his flock</i> in the gardens, and to gather lilies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/songs/6-2.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=815" 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/6.htm">Together in the Garden</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1730.htm" title="1730: dō·w·ḏî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or dod; from an unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. to love; by implication, a love- token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle.">My beloved</a> <a href="/hebrew/3381.htm" title="3381: yā·raḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come or go down, descend. ">has gone down</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: lə·ḡan·nōw (Prep-l:: N-csc:: 3ms) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">to his garden,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6170.htm" title="6170: la·‘ă·rū·ḡō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-fpc) -- Or iarugah; feminine passive participle of arag; something piled up (figuratively) raised by mental aspiration), i.e. A paterre.">to the beds</a> <a href="/hebrew/1314.htm" title="1314: hab·bō·śem (Art:: N-ms) -- Spice, balsam, the balsam tree. Or bosem; from the same as basam; fragrance; by implication, spicery; also the balsam plant.">of spices,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7462.htm" title="7462: lir·‘ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. Pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with.">to pasture his flock</a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: bag·gan·nîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-cp) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">in the gardens</a> <a href="/hebrew/3950.htm" title="3950: wə·lil·qōṭ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pick or gather up, glean. A primitive root; properly, to pick up, i.e. to gather; specifically, to glean.">and to gather</a> <a href="/hebrew/7799.htm" title="7799: šō·wō·šan·nîm (N-cp) -- Or showshan; or shoshan; and showshannah; from suws; a lily, as a flower of arch. Ornament; also a trumpet: lily, Shoshannim.">lilies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>I belong to my beloved and he belongs to me; he pastures his flock among the lilies.…<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="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</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="/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="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-16</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, / just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. / I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-3</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. / He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. / He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-30</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. / My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-10.htm">Isaiah 61:10-11</a></span><br />I will rejoice greatly in the LORD, my soul will exult in my God; for He has clothed me with garments of salvation and wrapped me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom wears a priestly headdress, as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. / For as the earth brings forth its growth, and as a garden enables seed to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-12.htm">Jeremiah 31:12-14</a></span><br />They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will be radiant over the bounty of the LORD—the grain, new wine, and oil, and the young of the flocks and herds. Their life will be like a well-watered garden, and never again will they languish. / Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow. / I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a></span><br />For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-5.htm">Hosea 14:5-7</a></span><br />I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like the lily and take root like the cedars of Lebanon. / His shoots will sprout, and his splendor will be like the olive tree, his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon. / They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/21-15.htm">John 21:15-17</a></span><br />When they had finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love Me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus replied, “Feed My lambs.” / Jesus asked a second time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” “Yes, Lord,” he answered, “You know I love You.” Jesus told him, “Shepherd My sheep.” / Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Psalm 80:8-11</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="/matthew/13-24.htm">Matthew 13:24-30</a></span><br />Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. / But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away. / When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-2.htm">1 Peter 5:2-4</a></span><br />Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed, but out of eagerness; / not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock. / And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.</p><p class="hdg">gone</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Song of Solomon 6:11</a></b></br> I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits of the valley, <i>and</i> to see whether the vine flourished, <i>and</i> the pomegranates budded.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/4-12.htm">Song of Solomon 4:12-16</a></b></br> A garden inclosed <i>is</i> my sister, <i>my</i> spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Song of Solomon 5:1</a></b></br> I am come into my garden, my sister, <i>my</i> spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.</p><p class="hdg">the beds</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Song of Solomon 5:13</a></b></br> His cheeks <i>are</i> as a bed of spices, <i>as</i> sweet flowers: his lips <i>like</i> lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.</p><p class="hdg">feed</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-7.htm">Song of Solomon 1:7,8</a></b></br> Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest <i>thy flock</i> to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a></b></br> He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry <i>them</i> in his bosom, <i>and</i> shall gently lead those that are with young.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-23.htm">Ezekiel 34:23</a></b></br> And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, <i>even</i> my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.</p><p class="hdg">and to</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-2.htm">Song of Solomon 2:2</a></b></br> As the lily among thorns, so <i>is</i> my love among the daughters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Isaiah 57:1</a></b></br> The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth <i>it</i> to heart: and merciful men <i>are</i> taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil <i>to come</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-3.htm">John 14:3</a></b></br> And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, <i>there</i> ye may be also.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Balsam</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/songs/6-1.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Browse</a> <a href="/songs/2-3.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/songs/4-2.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/songs/5-1.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/songs/4-15.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/3-5.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/songs/1-8.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Spice</a> <a href="/songs/5-13.htm">Spices</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-17.htm">Balsam</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-2.htm">Beds</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Beloved</a> <a href="/songs/4-5.htm">Browse</a> <a href="/songs/7-6.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Feed</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Flock</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Food</a> <a href="/songs/6-11.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/songs/8-12.htm">Gardens</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-31.htm">Gather</a> <a href="/songs/6-3.htm">Lilies</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-10.htm">Spice</a> <a href="/songs/8-14.htm">Spices</a><div class="vheading2">Song of Solomon 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-1.htm">the church professes her faith in Christ</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-4.htm">Christ shows the graces of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/songs/6-10.htm">and his love toward her</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/6.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/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My beloved has gone down to his garden</b><br>This phrase suggests a sense of ownership and intimacy. The "beloved" is often interpreted as a representation of Christ, and the "garden" symbolizes the church or the soul of the believer. The imagery of a garden is frequently used in Scripture to denote a place of growth, beauty, and cultivation, as seen in <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8-9</a> with the Garden of Eden. The act of going down implies a deliberate action, reflecting Christ's incarnation and His coming into the world to dwell among His people.<p><b>to the beds of spices</b><br>Spices in biblical times were valuable and often used for anointing and worship, as seen in <a href="/exodus/30-23.htm">Exodus 30:23-25</a>. The "beds of spices" can symbolize the richness and diversity of the church, filled with the fragrance of faith and good works. This imagery also connects to the anointing of Jesus with costly perfume in <a href="/john/12-3.htm">John 12:3</a>, highlighting the preciousness of devotion and worship.<p><b>to pasture his flock in the gardens</b><br>The pastoral imagery here is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where the Lord is depicted as a shepherd. The "gardens" suggest a place of nourishment and care, indicating Christ's role as the Good Shepherd who tends to His people, providing spiritual sustenance and guidance. This reflects the intimate relationship between Christ and His followers, as seen in <a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14-15</a>.<p><b>and to gather lilies</b><br>Lilies are often associated with purity and beauty, as mentioned in <a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-29</a>, where Jesus speaks of the lilies of the field. In the context of the Song of Solomon, lilies can represent the virtues and graces of the church or the individual believer. The act of gathering implies selection and care, symbolizing Christ's gathering of His people, His bride, to Himself, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/5-25.htm">Ephesians 5:25-27</a>, where the church is presented as a pure and spotless bride.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_beloved.htm">The Beloved</a></b><br>In the context of the Song of Solomon, the "beloved" often refers to the male lover, traditionally understood as King Solomon. In a broader spiritual sense, he can be seen as a representation of Christ, the Bridegroom of the Church.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_garden.htm">The Garden</a></b><br>Symbolically, the garden represents a place of intimacy and beauty. It is a private space where the beloved and the lover meet, akin to the spiritual relationship between Christ and the believer.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/beds_of_spices.htm">Beds of Spices</a></b><br>These are areas within the garden filled with aromatic plants. They symbolize the richness and variety of the relationship, as well as the spiritual fruits and virtues cultivated in the life of a believer.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lilies.htm">Lilies</a></b><br>Lilies are often associated with purity and beauty. In the context of the Song of Solomon, they can symbolize the purity and beauty of love, as well as the virtues of the Church or the believer.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/i/intimacy_with_christ.htm">Intimacy with Christ</a></b><br>Just as the beloved goes to the garden, believers are called to seek intimate fellowship with Christ. This involves setting aside time for prayer, worship, and meditation on His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_spiritual_fruits.htm">Cultivating Spiritual Fruits</a></b><br>The beds of spices and lilies represent the virtues and fruits of the Spirit that should be cultivated in a believer's life. Regular self-examination and reliance on the Holy Spirit are essential for growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_beauty_of_holiness.htm">The Beauty of Holiness</a></b><br>Lilies symbolize purity and beauty, reminding believers of the call to live holy lives that reflect the character of Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pursuit_of_love.htm">The Pursuit of Love</a></b><br>The beloved's journey to the garden is a pursuit of love. Believers are encouraged to actively pursue a deeper relationship with Christ, prioritizing Him above all else.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_song_of_solomon_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Song of Solomon 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_themes_are_in_song_of_solomon.htm">What themes are explored in the Song of Solomon?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_song_of_solomon_2_11-12_poetic_or_factual.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:11-12, is there archaeological or historical evidence confirming the seasonal details mentioned, or is it strictly poetic imagery?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_'little_foxes'_in_song_2_15_literal.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:15, is there any documented threat from 'little foxes' spoiling vineyards in that region, or is it purely metaphorical?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_'leaping'_in_song_2_8-9_explained.htm">In Song of Solomon 2:8-9, how can we reconcile the depiction of the lover 'leaping' over mountains with literal geography or biology?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/songs/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 2, 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My beloved is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies. I am my beloved's, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth his flock among the lilies.</span> In <a href="/ecclesiastes/2-5.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:5, 6</a> Solomon says, "I planted me vineyards; I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit; I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared." In <a href="/revelation/7-17.htm">Revelation 7:17</a> it is said, "The Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall be their Shepherd, and shall guide them unto fountains of water of life: and God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes." We can scarcely doubt that the meaning is - The bridegroom is not gone far; he is where he is congenially employed; where his pure and lovely nature finds that which is like itself - beauty and fragrance and innocence. It is his resort, and it corresponds with his perfection. Delitzsch thinks "thoughtfulness and depth of feeling are intended" (cf. <a href="/psalms/92-5.htm">Psalm 92:5</a>). "His thoughts are very deep." But it would seem more fitting, in the lips of the bride, that she should dwell on the aspects of her beloved which correspond with her own feelings. She is one of the lilies. The king is coming into his garden, and I am ready to receive him. The shepherd among his flock. They are all like lilies, pure and beautiful. The bride has nothing but chaste thoughts of her husband: because she knows that he is hers, and she is his. Surely such language is not inaptly applied to spiritual uses. Tennyson's lovely poem, 'St. Agnes' Eve,' has caught the spirit of Shulamith. A few of his lines will illustrate this - <p><span class="accented">"The shadows of the convent towers<br />Slant down the snowy sward,<br />Still creeping with the creeping hours<br />That lead me to my Lord.</span> <p><span class="accented">Make thou my spirit pure and clear<br />As are the frosty skies,<br />Or this first snowdrop of the year<br />That in my bosom lies.</span> <p><span class="accented">He lifts me to the golden doors;<br />The flashes come and go;<br />All Heaven bursts her starry floors,<br />And strews her lights below,</span> . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/songs/6-2.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">My beloved</span><br /><span class="heb">דּוֹדִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(dō·w·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1730.htm">Strong's 1730: </a> </span><span class="str2">To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has gone down</span><br /><span class="heb">יָרַ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(yā·raḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3381.htm">Strong's 3381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come or go down, descend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his garden,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגַנּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡan·nōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the beds</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲרוּג֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·rū·ḡō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6170.htm">Strong's 6170: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something piled up, raised by mental aspiration), a paterre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of spices,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבֹּ֑שֶׂם</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bō·śem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1314.htm">Strong's 1314: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fragrance, spicery, the balsam plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to pasture [his flock]</span><br /><span class="heb">לִרְעוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(lir·‘ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7462.htm">Strong's 7462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tend a, flock, pasture it, in, to graze, to rule, to associate with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the gardens,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּגַּנִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(bag·gan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> </span><span class="str2">An enclosure, garden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to gather</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִלְקֹ֖ט</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lil·qōṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3950.htm">Strong's 3950: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pick up, to gather, to glean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lilies.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֽׁוֹשַׁנִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(šō·wō·šan·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7799.htm">Strong's 7799: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lily, as a, flower of architectural ornament, a, trumpet</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/songs/6-2.htm">Song of Solomon 6:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/songs/6-2.htm">OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:2 My beloved has gone down to his (Song Songs SS So Can)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/songs/6-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/songs/6-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Song of Solomon 6:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Song of Solomon 6:3" /></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>