Song of Solomon 3:7
Chorus to Bride: Lo, sixty strong ones, out of all the strongest in Israel, stand watch at the bed of Solomon,
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 8:16Then, too, he will take your servants, and handmaids, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and he will set them to his work.
1 Samuel 28:2And David said to Achish, “You know now what your servant will do.” And Achish said to David, “And so, I will appoint you to guard my head for all days.”
1 Kings 14:27In place of these, king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and he delivered them into the hand of the commanders of the shield bearers, and of those who were keeping the night watch before the gate of the king’s house.
Nehemiah 4:13So I stationed the people in order, in places behind the wall, all around it, with their swords, and lances, and bows.
Song of Solomon 3:9Bride to Chorus: King Solomon made himself a portable throne from the wood of Lebanon.
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 3:7
The Love of the Church to Christ. 6 Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant? These are the words of the daughters of Jerusalem, to whom the charge was given, v. 5 . They had looked shily upon the bride because she was black ( ch. i. 6 ); but now they admire her, and speak of her with great respect: Who is this? How beautiful she looks! Who would have expected such a comely and magnificent person to come out of the… Read the whole commentary →