Song of Solomon 8:11

“Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon, etc.] The little sister, or Gentile church, goes on to give an account of the success of the Gospel, the planting of churches, and the establishment of the interest of Christ in the Gentile world, together with the advantages that accrued to Christ from it; for not Solomon literally, but a greater than he, is here, Christ, the antitype of him, the Prince of peace; (see Gill on “<220307>Song of Solomon 3:7”). By the “vineyard” is meant the church, especially under the New Testament dispensation; so called, because separated from the world by sovereign grace; planted with precious and fruitful plants, which Christ has a property in, by his Father’s gift and…”

“A brief dialogue commencing with a question and answer probably made by brothers of the bride concerning a younger sister who will soon be old enough to be asked in marriage. The answer is given in the form of a parable: “If she be a wall,” i. e., stedfast in chastity and virtue, one on whom no light advances can be made, then let us honor and reward her. This fortress-wall shall be crowned as it were with a tower or battlement of silver. But “if she be a door,” light-minded and accessible to seduction Proverbs 7:11-12, then let us provide against assailants the protection of a cedar bar or panel. Song of Solomon 8:10 The bride herself replies with the pride of innocence and virtue already…”

“Baal - hamon - A place not far from Jerusalem. A thousand - Whereby he signifies both the vast extent of the vineyard which required so many keepers, and its singular fertility. Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:12”

“8:11-14 In the dramatic view, the wife’s dilemma concerning the vineyard of 1:6 is finally resolved: She has managed to bring in the lease money from her vineyard in Baal-hamon, so she can pay Solomon and her hired harvesters. • If the passage is purely poetic, its main message is that love may not be bought, even by a powerful king like Solomon. 8:11 Baal-hamon is not otherwise mentioned in the Bible. However “Balamon” occurs in later literature as a place in northern Israel; it may be the same place. • a thousand pieces of silver (Hebrew 1,000 [shekels] of silver): There are different denominations of shekels in the Old Testament, so the exact price cannot be determined, but the vineyard…”

“Solomon: Calmet thus translates these verses: "Solomon has a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he has let it out to keepers, each of whom for the fruit of it was to bring a thousand pieces of silver. As for me, my vineyard is before me; keep thyself, O Solomon, thy thousand pieces of silver," etc. had a: Sol 7:12; Ecc 2:4; Isa 5:1-7; Mat 21:33-43; Mar 12:1 he let: Luk 20:9-18 a thousand: Gen 20:16; Isa 7:23 Song of Solomon (Canticles) 8:12”

“It now lies near, at least rather so than remote, that Shulamith, thinking of her brothers, presents her request before her royal husband: 11 Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon; He committed the vineyard to the keepers, That each should bring for its fruit A thousand in silv. 12 I myself disposed of my own vineyard: The thousand is thine, Solomon, And two hundred for the keepers of its fruit! The words לשׁ היה כּרם are to be translated after כרמוגו, Kg1 21:1, and לידידי ... , Isa 5:1, "Solomon had a vineyard" (cf. Sa1 9:2; Sa2 6:23; Sa2 12:2; Kg2 1:17; Ch1 23:17; Ch1 26:10), not "Solomon has a vineyard," which would have required the words לשׁ כרם, with the omission of היה. I formerly…”