Poetry & Wisdom
What should a child notice in Song of Solomon 2?
Song of Solomon 2 opens with these words: “I am a rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys.” The line to keep is Song of Solomon 2:3: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.” Carry the word “apple” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Song of Solomon 2:3: “As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.” What happens first in Song of Solomon 2?
Song of Solomon 2:3
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.”
Song of Solomon 2:3
“As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, his fruit was sweet to my taste.”
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Practice Song of Solomon 2:3
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Astheappletreeamongtheofthewood,soismybelovedthesons.Isatdownunderhisshadowwithgreatdelight,hisfruitwastomytaste.