Song of Solomon 3:11
What does Song of Solomon 3:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Song of Solomon 3:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Song of Solomon 3:11 means
A final invitation rings out: Go forth, daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon with the crown his mother placed on him on the day of his espousals, the gladness of his heart. Here the king’s joy is public and familial—his mother’s role honors lineage and blessing. The wedding day is not somber duty but overflowing delight. All are summoned to witness and celebrate. The verse gathers the chapter’s movement from private longing to communal exultation. For Christians, the New Testament reveals Christ as the Bridegroom; such royal wedding joy finds its highest fulfillment in Him, whose union with His people is the ultimate day of gladness.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Go 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon, With the crown wherewith his mother hath crowned him In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the gladness of his heart.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Go out, O daughters of Jerusalem, and see King Solomon, with the crown which his mother put on his head on the day when he was married, and on the day of the joy of his heart.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Go forth, and look, ye daughters of Zion, On king Solomon, with the crown, With which his mother crowned him, In the day of his espousals, And in the day of the joy of his heart!
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Go forth, ye daughters of Sion, and see king Solomon in the diadem, wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousal, in the day of the joy of his heart.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Go forth, 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.
Context
This closing verse crowns the procession. After the palanquin’s beauty and the guard’s strength, the community is summoned to behold the king at his wedding, crowned by his mother. It provides the chapter’s public climax, answering the initial scene of nighttime seeking with daytime joy and recognition. The flow from intimate pursuit (vv. 1–4), through caution (v. 5), to royal celebration (vv. 6–11) demonstrates love’s journey from anxious longing to affirmed union. The chapter ends not with private embrace alone but with a shared, festive vision that honors love before all Israel.
v.10He made the pillars thereof of silver, The bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, The midst thereof being paved with love, From the daughters of Jerusalem.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 62:5
For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee; and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee.
- Zephaniah 3:17
Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
- Isaiah 4:4
when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of justice, and by the spirit of burning.
- Jeremiah 32:41
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- Revelation 1:7
Behold, he cometh with the clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they that pierced him; and all the tribes of the earth shall mourn over him. Even so, Amen.
- John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
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