Song of Solomon 8:11 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Song of Solomon 8:9 If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.

Song of Solomon 8:10 I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

Song of Solomon 8:11 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.

Song of Solomon 8:12 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.

Song of Solomon 8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "solomon", "vineyard", "baalhamon", "keepers", "fruit", "thereof", and "bring". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "solomon" and "vineyard", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "I am a wall and my breasts..." into verse 12's "My vineyard which is mine is before...", so "solomon" and "vineyard" belong inside that flow. In Song of Solomon context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "solomon" and "vineyard" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.