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A tower of ivory - The allusion is to a particular tower, likely one built by Solomon (1 Kings 10:21).
Fishpools in He…

Fishpools in Heshbon.—Literally, pools. The Authorised Version follows the Vulgate piscinœ, for which there is n…

Your neck [is] as a tower of ivory
Two things recommend the neck, erectness and whiteness; both are here expressed, …

The analogies here are different from what they were before, and in the original refer to glorious and splendid clothing. All His saints have such …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes