# Song 3 ## The Bride’s Dream - 1 On my bed at night - I sought the one I love; - I sought him, - but did not find him. - 2 I will arise now and go about the city, - through the streets and squares. - I will seek the one I love. - So I sought him but did not find him. - 3 I encountered the watchmen on their rounds of the city: - Have you seen the one I love?” - 4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. - I held him and would not let go - until I had brought him to my mother’s house, - to the chamber of the one who conceived me. - 5 O daughters of Jerusalem, I adjure you - by the gazelles and does of the field: - Do not arouse or awaken love - until the time is right. ## Solomon Arrives on His Wedding Day - 6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness - like a column of smoke, - scented with myrrh and frankincense - from all the spices of the merchant? - 7 Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, {[[#^bsb-22-03-a| bsb-a ]]} - escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel. - 8 All are skilled with the sword, - experienced in warfare. - Each has his sword at his side - prepared for the terror of the night. - 9 King Solomon has made his carriage - out of the timber of Lebanon. - 10 He has made its posts of silver, - its base of gold, its seat of purple fabric. - Its interior is inlaid with love - by the daughters of Jerusalem. - 11 Come out, O daughters of Zion {[[#^niv-22-03-a| niv-a ]]}, - and gaze at King Solomon, - wearing the crown his mother bestowed - on the day of his wedding — - the day of his heart’s rejoicing. --- ### Footnotes: - BSB - 7 a That is, the couch on which servants carry a king ^bsb-22-03-a - NIV - a 11 Or *interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Come out, you daughters of Zion, and look* ^niv-22-03-a --- - Previous chapter: [[Song_02]] - Next chapter: [[Song_04]] - TOC: [[TOC_Song]] --- ###### The Holy Bible, Berean Standard Bible (https://bereanbible.com), BSB is produced in cooperation with Bible Hub (https://biblehub.com), Discovery Bible (https://discoverybible.com), OpenBible.com (https://openbible.com), and the Berean Bible Translation Committee. This text of God's Word has been dedicated to the public domain (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0). ###### Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. ---