Song of Solomon 3:7
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
World English Bible
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 8:16He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
1 Samuel 28:2David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
1 Kings 14:27King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.
Nehemiah 4:13Therefore I set guards in the lowest parts of the space behind the wall, in the open places. I set the people by family groups with their swords, their spears, and their bows.
Song of Solomon 3:9King Solomon made himself a carriage 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 →