Song of Solomon 6:8

There are sixty queens, and eighty servant-wives, and young girls without number.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

In Context

7Like pomegranate fruit are the sides of your head under your veil.

9My dove, my very beautiful one, is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the dearest one of her who gave her birth. The daughters saw her, and gave her a blessing; yes, the queens and the servant-wives, and they gave her praises.

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:3He had seven hundred wives, daughters of kings, and three hundred other wives; and through his wives his heart was turned away.

Psalms 45:9\45:8\Your robes are full of the smell of all sorts of perfumes and spices; music from the king's ivory houses has made you glad.

Revelation 7:9After these things I saw a great army of people more than might be numbered, out of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and languages, taking their places before the high seat and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, and with branches in their hands,

Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 6:5-11

The Church's Confidence in Christ; The Love of Christ to the Church. 4 Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead. 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens,… Read the whole commentary →

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