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Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
    perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
    with all spices of the merchant?
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage!
    Sixty mighty men are around it,
    of the mighty men of Israel.
They all handle the sword, and are expert in war.
    Every man has his sword on his thigh,
    because of fear in the night.

King Solomon made himself a carriage
    of the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made its pillars of silver,
    its bottom of gold, its seat of purple,
    the middle of it being paved with love,
    from the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go out, you daughters of Zion, and see king Solomon,
    with the crown with which his mother has crowned him,
    in the day of his weddings,
    in the day of the gladness of his heart.

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Who is this(A) coming up from the wilderness
like columns of smoke,
scented with myrrh and frankincense(B)
from every fragrant powder of the merchant?

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(C)
to guard against the terror of the night.(D)

King Solomon made a carriage for himself
with wood from Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its back[a] of gold,
and its seat of purple.
Its interior is inlaid with love[b]
by the young women of Jerusalem.(E)
11 Go out, young women of Zion,(F)
and gaze at King Solomon,
wearing the crown his mother placed on him
on the day of his wedding(G)
the day of his heart’s rejoicing.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:10 Or base, or canopy
  2. 3:10 Or leather