Song of Solomon 3:6-8

Good News Translation

⁶ What is this coming from the desert like a column of smoke,
    fragrant with incense and myrrh,
    the incense sold by the traders?
⁷ Solomon is coming, carried on his throne;
    sixty soldiers form the bodyguard,
    the finest soldiers in Israel.
⁸ All of them are skillful with the sword;
    they are battle-hardened veterans.
Each of them is armed with a sword,
    on guard against a night attack.