Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
Parallel translations
- KJV Behold his bed, which is Solomon’s; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
- BSB Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage, escorted by sixty of the mightiest men of Israel.
- NKJV Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.
- NASB “Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty warriors around it, Of the warriors of Israel.
- NLT Look, it is Solomon’s carriage, surrounded by sixty heroic men, the best of Israel’s soldiers.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Song 1:16Behold, you are beautiful, my beloved, yes, pleasant; and our couch is verdant.
- Song 3:9King Solomon made himself a carriage of the wood of Lebanon.
- 1 Sam 14:52There was severe war against the Philistines all the days of Saul; and when Saul saw any mighty man, or any valiant man, he took him into his service.
- Heb 1:14Aren’t they all serving spirits, sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
- 1 Kgs 9:22But of the children of Israel Solomon made no bondservants; but they were the men of war, his servants, his princes, his captains, and rulers of his chariots and of his horsemen.
- 1 Kgs 14:27King Rehoboam made shields of brass in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
- 1 Sam 28:2David said to Achish, “Therefore you will know what your servant can do.” Achish said to David, “Therefore I will make you my bodyguard forever.”
- 1 Sam 8:16He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work.
- 2 Kgs 6:17Elisha prayed, and said, “Yahweh, please open his eyes, that he may see.” Yahweh opened the young man’s eyes; and he saw: and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire around Elisha.
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