Song of Solomon 3:7
Behold, it is the bed, which is Solomon's, sixty valiant men are round about it, of the valiant ones of Israel.
Leeser Tanakh
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 your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your asses will he take, and employ [them] for his work.
1 Samuel 28:2And David said to Achish, By reason of this wilt thou thyself ascertain what thy servant will do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I make thee the guard of my head for all times.
1 Kings 14:27And king Rehobo'am made in their stead shields of copper, and committed them for keeping into the hand of the chiefs of the runners, who kept guard at the door of the king's house.
Nehemiah 4:13(4:7) I placed therefore on the lower parts of the place on the naked rocks behind the wall—there I placed the people after their families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Song of Solomon 3:9A palanquin did king Solomon make for himself out of 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 →