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J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Song of Solomon 3:7

Lo! his couch, ‘tis Solomon's own, Threescore heroes, around it, - of the heroes of Israel:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Bed;   Thompson Chain Reference - Beds;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Solomon;   Song of songs;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canticles;   ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Litter;   Song of Solomon;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Marriage;   Song of Songs;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Litter;   Song of Songs;   Wisdom of Solomon, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Demonology;   Numbers and Numerals;   Solomon;  

Parallel Translations

Complete Jewish Bible
It is Shlomo's litter, escorted by sixty valiant men chosen from Isra'el's finest;
Darby Translation
Behold his couch, Solomon's own: Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Look, Solomon's traveling chair. There are 60 soldiers guarding it, strong soldiers of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
Behold, it is Shlomo's carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, Of the mighty men of Yisra'el.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; threescore mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel.
American Standard Version
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
See, it is the bed of Solomon; sixty men of war are about it, of the army of Israel,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Beholde, about Solomons bedsteede there stande threescore valiaunt, of the most mightie in Israel: They holde swordes euery one, and are expert in warre.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Beholde his bed, which is Salomons: threescore strong men are round about it, of the valiant men of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
Behold, the litter of Solomon is surrounded by sixty mighty men of the valiant of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Behold Solomon’s bed; sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it.
English Revised Version
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; threescore mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel.
The Holy Bible, Berean Study Bible
Behold, it is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors from the valiant of Israel.
Amplified Bible
"Behold, it is the couch (palanquin) of Solomon; Sixty mighty men around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
World English Bible
Behold, it is Solomon's carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
It is King Solomon carried on a throne, surrounded by sixty of Israel's best soldiers.
Good News Translation
Solomon is coming, carried on his throne; sixty soldiers form the bodyguard, the finest soldiers in Israel.
King James Version (1611)
Behold his bed, which is Solomons: threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel:
King James Version
Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
New International Version (1984)
Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
New Century Version
Look, it's Solomon's couch with sixty soldiers around it, the finest soldiers of Israel.
New English Translation
Look! It is Solomon's portable couch! It is surrounded by sixty warriors, some of Israel's mightiest warriors.
New International Version
Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty warriors around it, Of the warriors of Israel.
New King James Version
Behold, it is Solomon's couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.
New Living Translation
Look, it is Solomon's carriage, surrounded by sixty heroic men, the best of Israel's soldiers.
Lexham English Bible
Look! It is Solomon's portable couch! Sixty mighty men surround it, the mighty men of Israel.
Literal Translation
Behold his bed, Solomon's! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Beholde, aboute Salomos bedsteade there stonde LX. valeauut men of the mightie in Israel.
Update Bible Version
Look, it is the litter of Solomon; Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
Behold his bed, which [is] Solomon's; sixty valiant men [are] about it, of the valiant of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Behold threescore valiant ones of the most valiant of Israel, surrounded the bed of Solomon?
Revised Standard Version
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! About it are sixty mighty men of the mighty men of Israel,
New Life Bible
See, it is the traveling wagon of Solomon. Sixty of the strong men of Israel are around it.
New Revised Standard
Look, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men of the mighty men of Israel,
Christian Standard Bible®
It is Solomon's royal litter surrounded by 60 warriors from the mighty of Israel.
English Standard Version
Behold, it is the litter of Solomon! Around it are sixty mighty men, some of the mighty men of Israel,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Lo! sixti stronge men of the strongeste men of Israel cumpassen the bed of Salomon; and alle thei holden swerdis,
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, his couch, that [is] Solomon's, Sixty mighty ones [are] around it, Of the mighty of Israel,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty mighty men around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.

Contextual Overview

7 Lo! his couch, ‘tis Solomon's own, Threescore heroes, around it, - of the heroes of Israel: 8 All of them, grasping the sword, trained for war, - every man, with his sword upon his thigh, because of dread, in the night-time. 9 A palanquin, King Solomon made himself, of the trees of Lebanon: 10 The supports thereof, made he of silver, the couch thereof, of gold, the seat thereof, of purple, - the midst thereof, hath an inlay of love from the daughters of Jerusalem. 11 Go forth and gaze, ye daughters of Zion, upon King Solomon, - wearing the crown, wherewith his mother, crowned him, in the day of his marriage, and in the day of his heart gladness.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
his bed 9; *marg:; 1:16
threescore
1 Samuel 8:16; 14:52; 28:2; 1 Kings 9:22; 14:27; 2 Kings 6:17; Hebrews 1:14
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 17:10 - and they which;  2 Chronicles 12:10 - the chief;  Nehemiah 3:16 - the house;  Nehemiah 4:13 - in the lower places;  Proverbs 7:16 - decked;  Song of Solomon 8:13 - the companions

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
And they were both of them naked, the man and his wife, - and put not each other to shame.
Genesis 3:5
For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then shall your eyes be opened, - and ye shall become like God, knowing good and evil.
Genesis 3:10
And he said, The sound of thee, heard I in the garden, and I was afraid, for, naked, was I, so I hid myself.
Genesis 3:11
And he said, Who told thee that, naked, thou wast? Of the tree whereof I commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?
Deuteronomy 28:34
so that thou shalt be mad, - for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
2 Kings 6:20
And it came to pass, when they had entered Samaria, that Elisha said, O Yahweh! open the eyes of these men, that they may see! And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and lo! they were in the midst of Samaria!
Isaiah 28:20
For too short is the couch to stretch oneself out, - And, the coverlet, too narrow, when one draweth up his feet.
Isaiah 59:6
Their thread, shall not become a garment, Neither shall they cover themselves with their fabrics, - Their fabrics, are fabrics of iniquity, Yea the product of violence is in their hands;
Luke 16:23
And, in hades, lifting up his eyes, being in torments, he seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Behold his bed which is Solomon's,.... Not Solomon the son of David, and penman of this song, but a greater than he, the antitype of him; so it is interpreted of the Messiah by many Jewish writers: they were both sons of David and sons of God, and kings and preachers in Jerusalem. Solomon was a type of Christ in his wisdom and wealth, in the largeness and peaceableness of his kingdom; in his marriage with Pharaoh's daughter, and in building the temple, a figure of the church: and by his bed is meant the place where saints meet together for religious worship, his church visible, which is his resting and dwelling place; where souls are begotten and born again, and have fellowship with Christ; and which he has a property in by gift and purchase: and a behold is prefixed to it as a note of attention, directing the daughters of Jerusalem to turn off the discourse from her, and from commendation of her, to consider the greatness of Christ her beloved; who might conclude, that if his bed was so stately as after described, bow great must he himself be; and as a note of admiration, to show how much she was affected with the greatness of his grace to her, and the privileges she enjoyed of having nearness to him, and fellowship with him;

threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel; ministers of the Gospel, such as are Israelites indeed, faithful and upright; and who are valiant, and heartily concerned for the good and welfare of Christ's people, and are careful that nothing hurt them, nor disturb their rest and repose. In the number of them, the allusion may be to the guard about Solomon's bed; which might consist of so many, partly for the security of his royal person, and partly for grandeur and majesty: and were just double the number of his father's worthies, he excelling him in greatness and glory; though it may be a certain number is put for an uncertain; and this is a competent and sufficient one.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The principal and central action of the Song; the bride‘s entry into the city of David, and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters regard this part of the poem as symbolizing the “first” entrance of the Church of the Old Testament into the land of promise, and her spiritual espousals, and communion with the King of kings, through the erection of Solomon‘s Temple and the institution of its acceptable worship. Christian fathers, in a like spirit, make most things here refer to the espousals of the Church with Christ in the Passion and Resurrection, or the communion of Christian souls with Him in meditation thereon.

Jeremiah 23:10; Joel 2:22; Isaiah 42:11; Psalm 65:12.

Pillars of smoke - Here an image of delight and pleasure. Frankincense and other perfumes are burned in such abundance round the bridal equipage that the whole procession appears from the distance to be one of moving wreaths and columns of smoke.

All powders of the merchant - Every kind of spice forming an article of commerce.

Psalm 91:5.

1 Kings 1:11. This is the last mention of her in sacred history.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Threescore 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.


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