Questions about the Book of Song of Solomon

The Song of Solomon is the twenty-second book of the bible. This book is called the “Song of Solomon” and also is known as “Canticles.” This book is the expression of pure marital love as ordained by God in creation. Its interpretation is threefold: 1) It is a vivid unfolding of Solomon’s love for a Shulamite girl, 2) It is as a figurative revelation of God’s love for His covenant people, Israel, the wife of the Lord, 3) It is as an allegory of Christ’s love for His heavenly bride, the church. The author of this book is Solomon. Listed below are questions on the book of Song of Solomon. These questions can be used for Sunday school or bible study to help all young converts study the scriptures and may God bless you always.

Song of Solomon Chapter 1

1) What kind of religious interpretation is symbolizes in the book of the Song of Solomon? (Revelations 21:2), (Revelations 22:17)

2) Who are the three speakers in these verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 1:1), (Song of Solomon 2:7)

3) What is the relationship between the Lover and the Beloved in these verses? (Song of Solomon 1:1), (Song of Solomon 2:7)

4) How did the Beloved describe her Lover in these verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 1:1-4)

5) Where did the Beloved want her Lover to take her in verse four? (Song of Solomon 1:4)

6) How did the Beloved describe herself in these three verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 1:5-7)

7) How did the Lover describe his Beloved in these verses? (Song of Solomon 1:9-11)

Song of Solomon Chapter 2

1) What did the Lover compare his Beloved to in this verse? (Song of Solomon 2:2)

2) What did the Beloved compare her Lover to in verse three? (Song of Solomon 2:3)

3) Where did the Lover take his Beloved in verse four of this book? (Song of Solomon 2:4)

4) What did the Beloved ask her Lover to do in verse five of this book? (Song of Solomon 2:5)

5) What did the Beloved tell the Daughters of Jerusalem they should do in verse seven? (Song of Solomon 2:7)

6) What sort of relationship did the Lover and the Beloved have in these books? (Song of Solomon 2:8), (Song of Solomon 3:5)

7) How did the Beloved describe her Lover in verses eight and nine? (Song of Solomon 2:8-9)

8) What did the Lover say to his Beloved in these verses? (Song of Solomon 2:10-13)

9) What time of year was it, according to these verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 2:11-13)

10) How did the Lover describe his Beloved’s voice and face in verse fourteen? (Song of Solomon 2:14)

11) What did the Lover ask his Beloved to catch and why in verse fifteen? (Song of Solomon 2:15)

12) How did the Beloved describe her relationship with her Lover in verse sixteen? (Song of Solomon 2:16)

Song of Solomon Chapter 3

1) When did the Beloved say she looked for but could not find her Lover in verse one? (Song of Solomon 3:1)

2) What did the Beloved dream, according to these verses? (Song of Solomon 3:1-4)

3) Where did the Beloved say she would go to look for her Lover at in verse two? (Song of Solomon 3:2)

4) What did the Beloved ask the watchmen in verse three? (Song of Solomon 3:3)

5) What did the Beloved do when she found her Lover in verse four? (Song of Solomon 3:4)

6) What charge did the Beloved give to the Daughters of Jerusalem in verse five? (Song of Solomon 3:5)

7) What events take place in these verses of these books? (Song of Solomon 3:6), (Song of Solomon 5:1)

8) What question did the Beloved ask in verse six of this book? (Song of Solomon 3:6)

9) Who came up from the desert with Solomon in verses seven and eight? (Song of Solomon 3:7-8)

10) How did the Beloved describe Solomon’s carriage in these verses? (Song of Solomon 3:9-10)

11) What did the Beloved tell the Daughters of Zion to do in verse eleven? (Song of Solomon 3:11)

12) When did Solomon’s mother crown him in verse eleven of this book? (Song of Solomon 3:11)

Song of Solomon Chapter 4

1) How did Solomon describe his Beloved in these verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 4:1-7)

2) How did Solomon and his bride treat each other in these verses of these books? (Song of Solomon 4:1), (Song of Solomon 5:1)

3) Where did Solomon ask his bride to go in verse eight of this book? (Song of Solomon 4:8)

4) What did Solomon say his bride had stolen in verse nine of this book? (Song of Solomon 4:9)

5) How did Solomon describe his bride’s love and lips in verses ten and eleven? (Song of Solomon 4:10-11)

6) What did Solomon compare his bride to in these verses? (Song of Solomon 4:12-15)

7) What did the Beloved invite her Lover to do in verse sixteen? (Song of Solomon 4:16)

Song of Solomon Chapter 5

1) What events take place in this verse of this book? (Song of Solomon 5:1)

2) What did the Lover say he had done in verse one of this book? (Song of Solomon 5:1)

3) What stage in the couple’s relationship is described in these verses? (Song of Solomon 5:2), (Song of Solomon 6:3)

4) What did the Beloved say she was doing in verse two of this book? (Song of Solomon 5:2)

5) With what terms did the Lover address his Beloved in verse two? (Song of Solomon 5:2)

6) What events took place in the Beloved’s dream in these verses? (Song of Solomon 5:2-8)

7) How did the Beloved respond to her husband’s request to open the door in verse three? (Song of Solomon 5:3)

8) What happened once the Beloved opened the door in verse six? (Song of Solomon 5:6)

9) What did the Beloved say the watchmen did in verse seven of this book? (Song of Solomon 5:7)

10) How did the Beloved describe her attitude toward her husband in verse eight? (Song of Solomon 5:8)

11) How did the Beloved describe her Lover in these verses of this book? (Song of Solomon 5:10-16)

Song of Solomon Chapter 6

1) What question did the Friends ask the Beloved in verse one? (Song of Solomon 6:1)

2) Where did the Beloved say her Lover had gone in verses two and three? (Song of Solomon 6:2-3)

3) How would you describe the events of these verses of these books? (Song of Solomon 6:4), (Song of Solomon 7:9)

4) How did the Lover describe his wife in these verses? (Song of Solomon 6:4-9)

5) Why did the Lover tell his Beloved to turn her eyes from him in verse five? (Song of Solomon 6:5)

6) Where did the Lover go, according to verse eleven of this book? (Song of Solomon 6:11)

7) How did the Lover describe his reconciliation with his Beloved in these verses? (Song of Solomon 6:11-13)

Song of Solomon Chapter 7

1) What did the Lover say about his Beloved’s feet and legs in verse one? (Song of Solomon 7:1)

2) What did the Lover say about his Beloved’s navel and waist in verse two? (Song of Solomon 7:2)

3) How did the Lover describe his Beloved’s breasts inverse three? (Song of Solomon 7:3)

4) What did the Lover say about his Beloved’s neck, eyes, and nose in verse four? (Song of Solomon 7:4)

5) How did the Lover describe his Beloved’s head and hair in verse five? (Song of Solomon 7:5)

6) What did the Lover find pleasing in verse six of this book? (Song of Solomon 7:6)

7) What did the Lover say he would climb in verses eight and nine of this book? (Song of Solomon 7:8-9)

8) Who did the Beloved say she belonged to in verse ten of this book? (Song of Solomon 7:10)

9) Where did the Beloved want to go to spend the night in verse eleven? (Song of Solomon 7:11)

10) Why did the Beloved want to go to the vineyards in this verse? (Song of Solomon 7:12)

11) What did the Beloved say that the mandrakes sent out in verse thirteen? (Song of Solomon 7:13)

12) What had the Beloved stored up for her Lover in verse thirteen of this book? (Song of Solomon 7:13)

Song of Solomon Chapter 8

1) Who did the Beloved wish her Lover was like and why in verse one? (Song of Solomon 8:1)

2) Where did the Beloved say she would take her Lover in verse two of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:2)

3) What did the Beloved say about her Lover’s arms in verse three? (Song of Solomon 8:3)

4) What charge did the Beloved give to the Daughters of Jerusalem in verse four? (Song of Solomon 8:4)

5) What question did the Friends ask in verse five of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:5)

6) What events happened under the apple tree in verse five of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:5)

7) What did the Beloved ask the Lover to do in verse six of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:6)

8) How did the Beloved describe love in verses six and seven of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:6-7)

9) What question did the Friends ask about their sister in these two verses? (Song of Solomon 8:8-9)

10) Who helped the Beloved prepare for the day of her marriage in these verses? (Song of Solomon 8:8-9)

11) What had the Beloved become like to Solomon in verse ten of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:10)

12) What did the Beloved say that Solomon had, according to verse eleven? (Song of Solomon 8:11)

13) What did the Beloved say she had in verse twelve of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:12)

14) What did the Lover say he wanted to hear in verse thirteen? (Song of Solomon 8:13)

15) What did the Beloved invite her Lover to do in verse fourteen of this book? (Song of Solomon 8:14)

Note: I pray that these questions have helped your study about the book of King of Solomon  and the understanding of Gods’ word in the Bible. Please feel free to pass them on to other people if they have helped you. May God bess you always is my prayer for you.

Your, Brother in Christ

Frank Rose