The Chorus

Behold, it is [a]the traveling couch of Solomon;
Sixty warriors around it,
Of the warriors of Israel.
All of them are wielders of the sword,
(A)Expert in war;
Each man has his (B)sword at his side,
Guarding against the [b](C)terrors of the night.
King Solomon has made for himself a [c]sedan chair
From the timber of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 3:7 I.e., an elegant couch designed to be carried with poles by servants
  2. Song of Solomon 3:8 Lit terror in the nights
  3. Song of Solomon 3:9 I.e., an elegant throne with poles, carried by servants

Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
    escorted by sixty warriors,(A)
    the noblest of Israel,
all of them wearing the sword,
    all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
    prepared for the terrors of the night.(B)
King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
    he made it of wood from Lebanon.

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