Behold, it is Solomon’s couch, With sixty valiant men around it, Of the valiant of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
- 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.
- 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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Quick answer
It is Solomon's carriage, guarded by sixty mighty men of Israel. It shows royal splendor and protection.
Overview
The approaching procession is the king's own litter, surrounded by an honor guard of sixty warriors. The detail conveys majesty, security, and the worth of the one being escorted. The protected royal procession pictures the safety and honor with which the King guards His own (Ps. 34:7).
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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