Song of Songs 4:4

Song of Songs 4:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.
• New International Version (NIV)Your neck is like the tower of David, built with courses of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armory, On which hang a thousand bucklers, All shields of mighty men.

Context of Song of Songs 4:4

2Your teeth are like a flock of newly shorn sheep Which have come up from their watering place, All of which bear twins, And not one among them has lost her young. 3Your lips are like a scarlet thread, And your mouth is beautiful. Your temples are like a slice of a pomegranate Behind your veil. Your neck is like the tower of David, Built with layers of stones On which are hung a thousand shields, All the round shields of the warriors. 5Your two breasts are like two fawns, Twins of a gazelle That graze among the lilies. 6Until the cool of the day When the shadows flee, I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh And to the hill of frankincense.

Song of Songs 4:4 word by word

כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל דָּוִיד֙ צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ בָּנ֖וּי לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת אֶ֤לֶף הַמָּגֵן֙ תָּל֣וּי עָלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל שִׁלְטֵ֥י הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• is like the towerמִגְדָּלmigdâl migdâlâh · towerH4026
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• Builtבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• with layersתַּלְפִּיָּוֹתtalpîyâh · weaponH8530
• hungתָּלָהtâlâh · to hangH8518
• a thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• shieldsמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• shieldsשֶׁ֫לֶטsheleţ · shieldH7982
• of the warriorsגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thy neck is like the tower of David - It is certain that bucklers were frequently hung about towers, both for their ornaments, and to have them at hand when their use was required; see Ezekiel 27:10. But the allusion here may be to those pillars which are often seen in armouries on which weapons of various kinds are hung, formed into a great variety of shapes and very splendid. Whoever has seen the armoury in the tower of London, or such like places, has…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4A slender neck held high shows confidence, dignity, and beauty. The Tower of David is not mentioned elsewhere in the Bible.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. neck--stately: in beautiful contrast to the blushing temples (So 4:3); not "stiff" (Is 48:4; Ac 7:51), as that of unbroken nature; nor "stretched forth" wantonly (Is 3:16); nor burdened with the legal yoke (La 1:14; Ac 15:10); but erect in gospel freedom (Is 52:2). tower of David--probably on Zion. He was a man of war, preparatory to the reign of Solomon, the king of peace. So warfare in the case of Jesus Christ and His saints precedes the coming rest…Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4Your neck is like the Tower of David An erect stature is beauty in a woman, and the allegorical meaning is that [just as] the Tower of David, which is the Citadel of Zion, is a place of strength, a tower, and a fortress, so is your neck. This is the Chamber of Hewn Stone, which was Israel’s strength and fortification, and that tower was built as a model, and was built for beauty, so that everyone should look at it to learn its forms and the beauty of its…Read the comment

Topics related to Song of Songs 4:4

• Armory
• Tower

In the dictionaries

• David
• Tower of David
• Armory
• Ethics of Jesus
• Hanging
• Neck

Commentaries on Song of Songs 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary