Song of Songs 3:11

Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.

Cross-reference

Song of Solomon 8:5 shows the beloved coming up from the wilderness, mirroring the wedding procession scene in chapter 3.

In Song of Solomon 4:9, the lover's passionate address to his bride continues the wedding imagery from 3:11.

Song 1:5 also addresses the 'daughters of Jerusalem', linking the love story's different moments through the same audience.

Song 2:7 charges the same 'daughters of Jerusalem', connecting the call to behold the king with the warning not to stir up love.

Isaiah 62:5 Parallel

Isaiah 62:5 compares God's joy over his people to a bridegroom rejoicing — directly echoing the gladness of Solomon's wedding day.

In Zephaniah 3:17, God rejoices over His people with singing — a close parallel to the bridegroom's day of gladness.

John 3:29 Allusion

In John 3:29, John the Baptist rejoices as the friend of the bridegroom — a direct echo of the bridegroom's joy on his wedding day.

In Revelation 19:7, the marriage of the Lamb fulfills the typology of Solomon's wedding — the ultimate bridegroom and his bride.

Esther 2:18 Parallel

Esther 2:18 describes a royal wedding feast — a similar celebration with gladness, paralleling Solomon's wedding day.

Jeremiah 2:2 recalls Israel's love as a bride in the wilderness — using the same 'espousals' imagery as Solomon's wedding day.

Hosea 2:19 Parallel

In Hosea 2:19, God's betrothal to Israel mirrors the wedding joy here — both celebrate a covenant marriage.