New English Translation
Song of Songs 3:7
7Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel’s mightiest warriors.
Song of Songs 3:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
- New International Version (NIV)Look! It is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men, some of the mighty men of Israel,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.
Context of Song of Songs 3:7
5I admonish you, O maidens of Jerusalem, by the gazelles and by the young does of the open fields: “Do not awake or arouse love until it pleases!” 6Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, like a fragrant billow of myrrh and frankincense, every kind of fragrant powder of the traveling merchants? Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel’s mightiest warriors. 8All of them are skilled with a sword, well-trained in the art of warfare. Each has his sword at his side, to guard against the terrors of the night. 9King Solomon made a sedan chair for himself of wood imported from Lebanon.
Read all of Song of Songs 3Song of Songs 3:7 word by word
הִנֵּ֗ה מִטָּתוֹ֙ שֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שִׁשִּׁ֥ים גִּבֹּרִ֖ים סָבִ֣יב לָ֑הּ מִגִּבֹּרֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 3:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Threescore valiant men - These were the guards about the pavilion of the bridegroom, who were placed there because of fear in the night. The security and state of the prince required such a guard as this, and the passage is to be literally understood.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 A wilderness is an emblem of the world; the believer comes out of it when he is delivered from the love of its sinful pleasures and pursuits, and refuses to comply with its customs and fashions, to seek happiness in communion with the Saviour. A poor soul shall come up, at last, under the conduct of the Comforter; like a cloud of incense ascending from the altar, or the smoke of the burnt-offerings. This signifies pious and devout affections…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-11In the three-character dramatic interpretation, Solomon's humility and generosity are evident when he attends a wedding of a woman who chose a common shepherd's love over his. With Solomon there, this ordinary wedding becomes a grand ceremony. If the Song is an anthology, this poem seems to describe Solomon's wedding procession. People are amazed by the luxury of his carriage and the power of his entourage. This reflects the importance of marriage…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. In So 3:6 the wilderness character of the Church is portrayed; in So 3:7, 8, its militant aspect. In So 3:9, 10, Jesus Christ is seen dwelling in believers, who are His "chariot" and "body." In So 3:11, the consummation in glory. bed--palanquin. His body, literally, guarded by a definite number of angels, threescore, or sixty (Mt 26:53), from the wilderness (Mt 4:1, 11), and continually (Lu 2:13; 22:43; Ac 1:10, 11); just as six hundred thousand of…Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7Behold the litter of Solomon the Tent of Meeting and the Ark, which they carried in the desert.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Song of Songs 3
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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