Song of Solomon 3:6-11
World English Bible
6 Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
with all spices of the merchant?
7 Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage!
Sixty mighty men are around it,
of the mighty men of Israel.
8 They all handle the sword, and are expert in war.
Every man has his sword on his thigh,
because of fear in the night.
9 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.
Song of Solomon 3:6-11
English Standard Version
Solomon Arrives for the Wedding
6 (A)What is that coming up from the wilderness
like (B)columns of smoke,
perfumed with (C)myrrh and frankincense,
with all the fragrant powders of a merchant?
7 Behold, it is the litter[a] of Solomon!
Around it are (D)sixty (E)mighty men,
some of the mighty men of Israel,
8 all of them wearing swords
and expert in war,
each with his (F)sword at his thigh,
against (G)terror by night.
9 King Solomon made himself a carriage[b]
from the wood of Lebanon.
10 He made its posts of silver,
its back of gold, its seat of purple;
its interior was inlaid with love
by (H)the daughters of Jerusalem.
11 Go out, O (I)daughters of Zion,
and look upon King Solomon,
with the crown with which his mother crowned him
on (J)the day of his wedding,
on the day of the gladness of his heart.
Footnotes
- Song of Solomon 3:7 That is, the couch on which servants carry a king
- Song of Solomon 3:9 Or sedan chair
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