Song of Solomon 3:7
Behold Solomon's bed; sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it.
Brenton Septuagint
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 8:16And he will take your servants, and your handmaids, and your good herds and your asses, and will take the tenth of them for his works.
1 Samuel 28:2And David said to Anchus, Thus now thou shalt know what thy servant will do. And Anchus said to David, So will I make thee captain of my body-guard continually.
1 Kings 14:27And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them; and the chiefs of the + 14:27 Gr. runners by the side of.body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the king, were placed in charge over them.
Nehemiah 4:13So I set men in the lowest part of the place behind the wall in the lurking-places, I even set the people according to their families, with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Song of Solomon 3:9King Solomon made himself a litter of woods 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 →