What is the Song of Solomon about?

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The book of Song of Solomon is a book of love poetry and sits in the wisdom and poetic books; it has 8 chapters in the King James Version.

Song of Solomon is traditionally attributed to Solomon. Song of Solomon (also called the Song of Songs or Canticles) opens by naming itself "the song of songs, which is Solomon's" and is written as an exchange between a bride, a bridegroom, and a chorus. A well-known passage from this book is Song of Solomon 2. Read the full book at Song of Solomon.

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