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A Defense of Monogamy
Commentators see this verse as a powerful endorsement of monogamy. In a royal court with many queens and concubines, the speaker declares his beloved is "but one." Her unique status is so compelling that even her rivals praise her, highlighting the superiority and beauty of a singular, devoted marital relationship.
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Song Of Solomon
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Albert Barnes
On Song Of Solomon 6:4–9
18th Century
Theologian
The section might be entitled, “Renewed declaration of love after brief estrangement.”
Tirzah... Jerusalem. In[Reference Song of Solo…
Charles Ellicott
On Song Of Solomon 6:9
19th Century
Bishop
My dove ... is but one. —“While the monarch’s loves are so many, one is mine, my dove, my perfect one: o…
John Gill
On Song Of Solomon 6:9
17th Century
Pastor
My dove, my undefiled, is [but] one
Of these titles, see (Song of Solomon 2:14) (5:2) . Christ's churc…
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Matthew Henry
On Song Of Solomon 6:4–10
17th Century
Minister
All the real excellence and holiness on earth center in the church. Christ goes forth subduing his enemies, while his followers gain victories over…