[154] Historia Crit. Vet. Test. l. i. c. iv. p. 28. [↑]
THE SONG OF SONGS,
WHICH IS SOLOMON’S. [[129]]
THE SONG OF SONGS,
WHICH IS SOLOMON’S.
SECTION I.
CHAPTERS I.–II. 7.
The scene of this division is in the royal tent of Solomon. The Shulamite, separated from her beloved shepherd, longs to be reunited with him whom she prizes above all things (2, 3). She implores him to come and rescue her; for, though brought by the king into his royal tent, her love continues the same (4). She repels the scornful reflection of the court ladies when they hear her soliloquy (5, 6). She implores her lover to tell her where she may find him (7). The court ladies ironically answer this request (8). Meanwhile the king comes in, and tries to win her affections by flatteries and promises (9–11). This attempt fails, and she opposes to the king’s love her unabated attachment to her beloved shepherd (12–ii. 6). In an ecstasy she adjures the court ladies not to attempt to persuade her to love any one else (7).