Like an apricot tree among the trees of the forest, so is my love among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.
From there David went up and stayed in the strongholds of En-gedi.When Saul returned from pursuing the Philistines, he was told,“ David is in the wilderness near En-gedi.”
Your branches are a paradise of pomegranates with choicest fruits, henna with nard—nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all the trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all the best spices.