Song of Songs 8:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He entrusted the vineyard to caretakers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard to keepers; each one was to bring a thousand pieces of silver for its fruit.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Solomon{H8010} had a vineyard{H3754} at Baal-hamon;{H1174} He let out{H5414} the vineyard{H3754} unto keepers;{H5201} Every one{H376} for the fruit{H6529} thereof was to bring{H935} a thousand{H505} [pieces] of silver.{H3701}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Solomon{H8010} had a vineyard{H3754} at Baalhamon{H1174}; he let out{H5414}{(H8804)} the vineyard{H3754} unto keepers{H5201}{(H8802)}; every one{H376} for the fruit{H6529} thereof was to bring{H935}{(H8686)} a thousand{H505} pieces of silver{H3701}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Salomon had a vynyarde at Baal Hamon, this vynyarde delyuered he vnto the kepers: yt euery one for the frute therof shulde geue him a thousande peces of syluer.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Salomon had a vine in Baal-hamon: hee gaue the vineyarde vnto keepers: euery one bringeth for ye fruite thereof a thousand pieces of siluer.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Solomon hath a vineyarde at BaalHamon: and this vineyarde deliuered he vnto the kepers, that euery one for the fruite therof shoulde geue hym a thousande peeces of siluer.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Solomon hath a vineyard in Baal-Hamon, He hath given the vineyard to keepers, Each bringeth for its fruit a thousand silverlings;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand `pieces' of silver.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon; He let out the vineyard unto keepers; Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Solomon had a vine-garden at Baal-hamon; he let out the vine-garden to keepers; every one had to give a thousand bits of silver for its fruit.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Solomon had a vineyard at Baal Hamon. He leased out the vineyard to keepers. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Solomon’s Vineyard and the Beloved’s VineyardThe Beloved to Her Lover: Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-Hamon; he leased out the vineyard to those who maintained it. Each was to bring a thousand shekels of silver for its fruit.

Referenced Verses

  • Eccl 2:4 : 4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.
  • Isa 7:23 : 23 On that day in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.
  • Matt 21:33-43 : 33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away. 34 When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit. 35 But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. 36 Again, he sent other servants, more than the first group, but they treated them the same way. 37 Finally, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said. 38 But when the tenant farmers saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance!' 39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenant farmers? 41 They said to him, 'He will bring those wretches to a miserable end and lease the vineyard to other farmers who will give him the fruit at the proper times.' 42 Jesus said to them, 'Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This came from the Lord and is wonderful in our eyes? 43 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people producing its fruit.
  • Mark 12:1 : 1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.
  • Luke 20:9-9 : 9 Then he began to tell the people this parable: 'A man planted a vineyard, leased it to some farmers, and went away for a long time. 10 At harvest time, he sent a servant to the farmers so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 He proceeded to send another servant, but they also beat him, treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 Then he sent a third one, but they wounded him also and threw him out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What should I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will respect him.' 14 But when the farmers saw him, they reasoned among themselves, saying, 'This is the heir. Let’s kill him so that the inheritance will be ours.' 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them?' 16 He will come and destroy those farmers and give the vineyard to others. When they heard this, they said, 'May it never happen!' 17 But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?' 18 Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, but on whomever it falls, it will crush them.'
  • Song 1:6 : 6 Do not stare at me because I am dark, because the sun has darkened me. My mother’s sons were angry with me; they made me take care of the vineyards, but my own vineyard I have not kept.
  • Song 7:12 : 12 Come, my beloved, let us go out into the fields; let us lodge in the villages.
  • Isa 5:1-7 : 1 Let me sing now for my beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill. 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones. 3 Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. 4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I have already done? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes, did it yield only wild ones? 5 Now let me tell you what I am about to do to my vineyard: I will remove its hedge, and it will be destroyed; I will break down its wall, and it will be trampled. 6 I will make it a wasteland; it will neither be pruned nor hoed, and briers and thorns will grow there. I will also command the clouds not to rain on it. 7 For the vineyard of the Lord of Hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are the planting of His delight. He expected justice but saw bloodshed; He expected righteousness but heard cries of distress.
  • Gen 20:16 : 16 And to Sarah he said, 'I have given your brother a thousand pieces of silver. This is to clear your name before everyone who is with you, and you are fully vindicated.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Song 8:12
    88%

    12 My vineyard, which belongs to me, is before me. The thousand pieces of silver are for you, Solomon, and two hundred are for those who tend its fruit.

  • Isa 5:1-4
    4 verses
    72%

    1 Let me sing now for my beloved a song of my beloved about his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

    2 He dug it and cleared it of stones and planted it with the choicest vines. He built a tower in its center and also carved out a winepress in it. He hoped it would produce good grapes, but it yielded only wild ones.

    3 Now then, you inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard.

    4 What more could I have done for my vineyard than I have already done? Why, when I expected it to produce good grapes, did it yield only wild ones?

  • 2 Chr 1:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15 The king made silver and gold as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

    16 Solomon's horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the king’s traders bought them from Kue at the market price.

  • 1 Kgs 10:27-29
    3 verses
    71%

    27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar as plentiful as sycamore-fig trees in the lowlands.

    28 Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue—the king’s merchants purchased them from Kue at the standard price.

    29 A chariot was imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred and fifty. These were also exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram through their agents.

  • Isa 7:23
    71%

    23 On that day in every place where there were a thousand vines worth a thousand silver shekels, there will be only briers and thorns.

  • 1 Sam 8:14-15
    2 verses
    71%

    14 He will take the best of your fields, vineyards, and olive groves and give them to his officials.

    15 He will take a tenth of your grain and vineyards and give it to his courtiers and servants.

  • Mark 12:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 He began to speak to them in parables. A man planted a vineyard, built a fence around it, dug a pit for the winepress, and constructed a tower. Then he leased it to farmers and went on a journey.

    2 At the appointed time, he sent a servant to the farmers to collect from them some of the fruit of the vineyard.

  • 2 Chr 9:27
    71%

    27 The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedar as plentiful as sycamore trees in the foothills.

  • 2 Chr 9:12-15
    4 verses
    70%

    12 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what she had brought to the king. Then she turned and went back to her own land with her servants.

    13 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon annually was six hundred sixty-six talents,

    14 not counting what the merchants and traders brought. All the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.

    15 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield needed six hundred shekels of hammered gold.

  • Prov 8:19
    70%

    19 My fruit is better than fine gold, even pure gold, and my yield surpasses choice silver.

  • 2 Chr 2:10
    70%

    10 Hiram, king of Tyre, replied in writing and sent it to Solomon: "Because of the LORD's love for His people, He has made you their king."

  • 1 Kgs 10:21
    69%

    21 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils in the Palace of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon's days.

  • 1 Kgs 10:13-16
    4 verses
    69%

    13 King Solomon gave the queen of Sheba all she desired and asked for, in addition to what he had already given her out of his royal bounty. Then she left and returned to her own land with her attendants.

    14 The weight of the gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold.

    15 This did not include the income from the merchants, traders, and all the kings of Arabia and the governors of the land.

    16 King Solomon made two hundred large shields of hammered gold; each shield contained six hundred shekels of gold.

  • 1 Kgs 5:15
    69%

    15 King Hiram of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, for he had heard that Solomon had been anointed king in place of his father, David, and Hiram had always been a friend of David.

  • Matt 21:33-34
    2 verses
    68%

    33 Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenant farmers and went away.

    34 When the time came to harvest the fruit, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.

  • Eccl 2:4-5
    2 verses
    68%

    4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.

    5 I made gardens and parks for myself and planted in them all kinds of fruit trees.

  • 1 Kgs 10:25
    68%

    25 Every year, they brought their gifts—articles of silver and gold, robes, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

  • Isa 5:10
    68%

    10 For ten acres of vineyard will yield only a single bath of wine, and a homer of seed will produce merely an ephah of grain.

  • 1 Kgs 5:11
    68%

    11 He was wiser than any other man, wiser than Ethan the Ezrahite, and wiser than Heman, Calcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol. His fame spread to all the surrounding nations.

  • Judg 9:12-13
    2 verses
    68%

    12 Then the trees said to the vine, 'You come and reign over us.'

    13 But the vine answered them, 'Should I stop producing my wine that cheers both God and humans, in order to sway over the trees?'

  • 1 Kgs 11:11
    68%

    11 So the LORD said to Solomon, 'Since this is your attitude and you have not kept My covenant and decrees, which I commanded you, I will surely tear the kingdom away from you and give it to one of your subordinates.'

  • Song 8:10
    68%

    10 I am a wall, and my breasts are like towers. Thus I have become in his eyes like one who brings peace.

  • 2 Chr 9:9
    68%

    9 Then she gave the king a hundred twenty talents of gold, a great quantity of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

  • 1 Kgs 10:10
    68%

    10 And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought as those which the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.

  • 2 Chr 2:15
    68%

    15 We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.

  • Eccl 5:9
    68%

    9 Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income. This too is meaningless.

  • Matt 20:2
    68%

    2 He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.

  • 2 Chr 9:20
    67%

    20 All King Solomon’s drinking vessels were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. Silver was not considered valuable in Solomon’s days.

  • 1 Kgs 9:11
    67%

    11 King Hiram of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar, juniper wood, and gold, according to all his desire. King Solomon then gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

  • Ezek 17:8
    67%

    8 It was planted in fertile soil by abundant waters to produce branches, bear fruit, and become a splendid vine.

  • 1 Kgs 9:28
    67%

    28 They went to Ophir, took four hundred and twenty talents of gold from there, and brought it to King Solomon.

  • Eccl 2:7
    67%

    7 I acquired male and female servants and had other servants born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem who had come before me.