Song of Solomon 5:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Song of Solomon 5:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Song of Solomon 5:13 is a verse from the book of Song of Solomon in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. sweet flowers:..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Song of Solomon 5:13 — KJV
“His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. sweet flowers: or, towers of perfumes”
— Song of Solomon 5:13 (KJV)
Song of Solomon 5:13 in Context — About the Book of Song of Solomon
Song of Solomon is an unashamed celebration of covenant love — poetic dialogue between a bride and bridegroom that honors desire, faithfulness, and delight. Believers across centuries have also read it as a picture of Christ's love for His people: strong as death, unquenchable by many waters.
Cross-References for Song of Solomon 5:13
“Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:13: spices, sweet, myrrh
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:13: spices, sweet, like
“And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:13: flowers, like, lilies
“And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths. with flowers...: or, like a lilyflower”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:13: flowers, like, lilies
“And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him. had made: Heb. had digged”
Shares key themes with Song of Solomon 5:13: bed, spices, sweet
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