Note: All you need is the KJV of the Bible as this is the standard. There are other versions quoted but only for comparison. And you need this manuscript as your text book.
The Song of Solomon is regarded as probably one of the most obscure and difficult books in the Bible; but, it may surprise you to know that throughout the Christian centuries it has been one of the most read and most loved books of all. During the dark days before the Protestant Reformation when the Albanese fled the Catholic Church and John Huss led his small band of Christians up into Bohemia, this was one of the books of the Bible that was frequently read, quoted, referred to and memorized. It was a great comfort to them. In the days after the Reformation, in the time of the bitter persecution of the Covenanters of Scotland, out of which came the Presbyterian Church under the leadership of John Knox and others, this again was one of the most frequently read and most often quoted books.
It brought the Covenanters great comfort and sustained the spirits of those men and women who were hunted like animals throughout the mountains and glens of Europe.
This is the last of the five books of poetry of the Old Testament. Job is the first, then Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and last, the Song of Solomon. Each of these books reveals one of the basic elements of man. ​​​​​​​