Verse 11
11. A vineyard at Baal-hamon From the presentation of this verse, in its connexion with the following, it suggests that the estate herein described was offered by Solomon (who has until now been called simply the King) as a dowry to the Shulamite if she would accept his proposals. No such place as “Baal-hamon” can be traced.
A thousand pieces The “pieces of silver” which each tenant brought were probably the shekel about fifty cents of our money. The property was evidently valuable.
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