Albert Barnes Commentary Song Of Solomon 5:1

"I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] bride: I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends; Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved." — Song Of Solomon 5:1 (ASV)

My honeycomb - Literally, “my reed” or “my wood,” that is, the substance itself or the portions of reed in which the comb is formed. The bees in Palestine make their combs not only in the hollows of trees and rocks but also in reeds by the riverbanks. The king’s meaning seems to be: “Everything about you pleases me; there is nothing to despise or cast away.”

Eat, O friends - This is a salutation from the king to his assembled guests, or to the chorus of his young companions, bidding them in the gladness of his heart to partake of the banquet (Song of Solomon 3:11). So ends this day of outward festivity and supreme heart-joy.

With this, the first half of the Song of Songs is fitly closed. The second half of the poem commences (Song of Solomon 5:2) with a change of tone and a reaction of feeling similar to that of Song of Solomon 3:1. It concludes with the sealing of an even deeper love (Song of Solomon 8:6–7).