What is the context?
The scene changes to a procession rising from the wilderness with fragrant smoke. Solomon’s carriage is surrounded by sixty armed men prepared for the terrors of the night.
Silver, gold, purple, and timber contribute to the lavish description. The daughters of Jerusalem are involved in its interior’s love, and the daughters of Zion are invited to look upon Solomon.
The final verse names his wedding day and his mother’s crowning of him. The scene places joy and public celebration beside the protection that accompanies royal display.
The poem identifies Solomon here, but that does not by itself settle every reader’s question about his relationship to the other scenes or the full number of characters in the Song.
How is this passage commonly understood?
Wesley takes Solomon as a figure of Christ and the guarded carriage through the church’s protection and the gospel’s beauty. He also cautions against assigning every ornament a separate gospel meaning. The literal procession remains the image from which his Christian reading begins.
What is our position?
We don't have a position on this passage yet. When our study reaches a conclusion the text supports, it will appear here.
Where can I study this further?
No deeper study linked yet.