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Song of Solomon 3:7–10

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7Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,

escorted by sixty warriors,o

the noblest of Israel,

8all of them wearing the sword,

all experienced in battle,

each with his sword at his side,

prepared for the terrors of the night.p

9King Solomon made for himself the carriage;

he made it of wood from Lebanon.

10Its posts he made of silver,

its base of gold.

Its seat was upholstered with purple,

its interior inlaid with love.

Daughters of Jerusalem,

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Cross references

  1. oSee 1 Sa 8:11
  2. pSee Job 15:22; Ps 91:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Behold, it is the litter of Solomon!

Around it are sixty mighty men,

some of the mighty men of Israel,

all of them wearing swords

and expert in war,

each with his sword at his thigh,

against terror by night.

King Solomon made himself a carriage

from the wood of Lebanon.

He made its posts of silver,

its back of gold, its seat of purple;

its interior was inlaid with love

by the daughters of Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Look! Solomon’s bed

surrounded by sixty warriors

from the mighty men of Israel.

All of them are skilled with swords

and trained in warfare.

Each has his sword at his side

to guard against the terror of the night.

King Solomon made a carriage for himself

with wood from Lebanon.

He made its posts of silver,

its back of gold,

and its seat of purple.

Its interior is inlaid with love

by the young women of Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

Look, it is Solomon’s carriage,

surrounded by sixty heroic men,

the best of Israel’s soldiers.

They are all skilled swordsmen,

experienced warriors.

Each wears a sword on his thigh,

ready to defend the king against an attack in the night.

King Solomon’s carriage is built

of wood imported from Lebanon.

Its posts are silver,

its canopy gold;

its cushions are purple.

It was decorated with love

by the young women of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Look! It is Solomon’s portable couch!

Sixty mighty men surround it,

the mighty men of Israel.

All of them wield swords;

they are trained in warfare,

each with his sword at his thigh

to guard against terror in the night.

King Solomon made for himself a sedan chair

from the wood of Lebanon.

He made its column of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple;

its interior is inlaid with leather by the maidens of Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s;

Threescore valiant men are about it,

Of the valiant of Israel.

They all hold swords, being expert in war:

Every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.

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.