THE SHULAMITE: Like an apple tree among the trees of the woods, So is my beloved among the sons. I sat down in his shade with great delight, And his fruit was sweet to my taste.
Then David went up from there and dwelt in strongholds at En Gedi.Now it happened, when Saul had returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying,“ Take note! David is in the Wilderness of En Gedi.”
Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates With pleasant fruits, Fragrant henna with spikenard,Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices—