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Song of Solomon 3:11
Come out, O daughters of Zion, and gaze at King Solomon, wearing the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding—the day of his heart’s rejoicing.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The speaker addresses the daughters of Zion during the wedding day procession, immediately following the description of Solomon’s adorned palanquin in the preceding verse.
The words — The imperative צְאֶ֧ינָה (tze.'Ei.nah) commands "come out," while בָּ/עֲטָרָ֗ה (ba./'a.ta.Rah) denotes the specific "crown" placed on Solomon’s head.
The thread — The theme of a bridegroom’s rejoicing and marital devotion appears in Isaiah 62:5, Jeremiah 2:2, and Hosea 2:19. These passages use wedding imagery to describe covenant relationship and divine faithfulness.
Why it lands — The text instructs observers to witness Solomon wearing the crown his mother placed on him during his wedding day. Readers are asked to recognize the explicit celebration of a royal marriage and the public acknowledgment of that union.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Jeremiah 2:2 “Go and proclaim in the hearing of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘I remember the devotion of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
- Hosea 2:19 So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- Psalms 9:14 that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.
- Zephaniah 3:17 The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Matthew 12:42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
- Hebrews 13:13 Therefore let us go to Him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace He bore.
- Revelation 1:7 Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
- Psalms 48:11 Mount Zion is glad, the daughters of Judah rejoice, on account of Your judgments.
- Song of Solomon 1:5 I am dark, yet lovely, O daughters of Jerusalem, like the tents of Kedar, like the curtains of Solomon.