Song of Solomon 8:11 meaning and explanation

Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon. He leased it to the tenants. For its fruit, each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver.

Song of Solomon 8:11, Berean Standard Bible

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Near the end of the Song, the woman contrasts her own vineyard with Solomon's. Baal-hamon, meaning "lord of a multitude," is a place otherwise unknown, and a thousand shekels is a very large sum, likely the rent from a valuable estate worked by tenants who paid a fixed return.

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