bible_sos

I.  The Shulammith maiden in the royal court (1:1-2:7)

Welcome by the court ladies (1:2-4)
The maiden’s response (1:5-7)
Reply by the court ladies (1:8)
The king speaks (1:9-11)
The maiden addresses the court ladies (1:12-14)
The king speks to the maiden (1:15)
The maiden’s apostrophe (1:16-2:1)
The king speaks (2:2)
The maiden to the court ladies (2:3-7)

II.  The maiden in a country palace (2:8-3:5)

Memories of her country lover (2:8-17)
A dream (3:1-5)

III.  The king’s appeal (3:6-4:7)

A royal pageant — the king enters (3:6-11)
The king woes the maiden (4:1-7)

IV.  The maiden reflects (4:8-6:3)

Pleadings of her shepherd lover (4:8-5:1)
A dream (5:2-6:3)

V.  The king’s renewed appeal (6:4-7:9)

The king’s overtures of love (6:4-13)
The court ladies’ appeal (7:1-9)

VI.  The reunion of the maiden and her lover (7:10-8:14)

Her longing for her shepherd lover (7:10-8:4)
Her return (8;5-14)