Short OT book (eight chapters) containing only poetry. Its beautiful poetic passages describe the many dimensions of human love; there is little in this book that is explicitly religious. In addition to the popular title, the book is sometimes referred to as the “Song of Songs”; this is the most literal translation of the short title of the book in the original language and means “the best of all possible songs.” Some writers also entitle the book “Canticles”; this title is based on the name of the Latin version of the book, Canticum Canticorum.1
Song of Solomon 1:
The bride of the king extols her desire and love.
Song of Solomon 2:
Bride and bridegroom speak of devotion and intimacy toward one another.
Song of Solomon 3:
The bride delights in her bridegroom as the king arrives for the wedding.
Song of Solomon 4:
The bridegroom delights in his bride and her beauty.
Song of Solomon 5:
The wedding ceremony of the bride, bridegroom, and guests.
Song of Solomon 6:
Women, young women, and the groom praise the bride.
Song of Solomon 7:
Expressions of intimacy between bride and bridegroom.
Song of Solomon 8:
The bride and bridegroom share a strong desire for one another.
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1 Walter A. Elwell and Barry J. Beitzel, “Song of Solomon,” Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1988), 1978.
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