Song of Solomon 3:8
All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7Lo, his couch, that [is] Solomon's, Sixty mighty ones [are] around it, Of the mighty of Israel,
9A palanquin king Solomon made for himself, Of the wood of Lebanon,
Cross References
Judges 3:16and Ehud maketh for himself a sword, and it hath two mouths (a cubit [is] its length), and he girdeth it under his long robe on his right thigh;
Nehemiah 4:17The builders on the wall, and the bearers of the burden, those lading, [each] with one of his hands is working in the business, and one is laying hold of the missile.
Psalms 45:3Gird Thy sword upon the thigh, O mighty, Thy glory and Thy majesty!
Psalms 149:5Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.
Ephesians 6:16above all, having taken up the shield of the faith, in which ye shall be able all the fiery darts of the evil one to quench,
Matthew Henry on Song of Solomon 3:8-11
The Love of the Church to Christ. 7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel. 8 They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night. 9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. 10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Go forth, O ye daughters of… Read the whole commentary →