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all of them wearing a sword,
all trained for battle,
each man with his sword at his side,
ready for the terrors of the night.

This palanquin[a] King Solomon made for himself
    out of wood from Lebanon.
10 Its posts he made of silver.
Its base he made of gold.
Its seat was upholstered with purple.
Its interior was inlaid with love[b]
    by the daughters of Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Songs 3:9 A palanquin is a fancy chair or couch on which a dignitary is carried. The Hebrew word is as exotic as palanquin is.
  2. Song of Songs 3:10 Or perhaps the term refers to a type of leather.