Behold, it is the litter[a] of Solomon!
Around it are (A)sixty (B)mighty men,
    some of the mighty men of Israel,
all of them wearing swords
    and expert in war,
each with his (C)sword at his thigh,
    against (D)terror by night.
King Solomon made himself a carriage[b]
    from the wood of Lebanon.

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Footnotes

  1. Song of Solomon 3:7 That is, the couch on which servants carry a king
  2. Song of Solomon 3:9 Or sedan chair

Look! It is Solomon’s carriage,
    escorted by sixty warriors,(A)
    the noblest of Israel,
all of them wearing the sword,
    all experienced in battle,
each with his sword at his side,
    prepared for the terrors of the night.(B)
King Solomon made for himself the carriage;
    he made it of wood from Lebanon.

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