Song of Solomon 3:8 · KJV
“They all hold swords, {being} expert in war: every man {hath} his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.”
— Song of Solomon 3:8
Behold his bed, which {is} Solomon's; threescore valiant men {are} about it, of the valiant of Israel.
King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. {a chariot: or, a bed}
Song of Solomon 3 — Context
Who {is} this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
7Behold his bed, which {is} Solomon's; threescore valiant men {are} about it, of the valiant of Israel.
8They all hold swords, {being} expert in war: every man {hath} his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
9King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon. {a chariot: or, a bed}
10He made the pillars thereof {of} silver, the bottom thereof {of} gold, the covering of it {of} purple, the midst thereof being paved {with} love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
Cross References
Psalms 45:3
Gird thy sword upon {thy} thigh, O {most} mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
1 Thessalonians 5:6-8
Therefore let us not sleep, as {do} others; but let us watch and be sober.
Isaiah 27:3
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest {any} hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Ephesians 6:16-18
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
Psalms 91:5
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; {nor} for the arrow {that} flieth by day;
Nehemiah 4:21-22
So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.
Psalms 149:5-9
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds.
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