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Behold, it is Solomon`s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
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A Magnificent Royal Litter
Commentators explain that the verse literally describes a magnificent royal litter, or palanquin, belonging to King Solomon. It is surrounded by sixty of Israel's mightiest warriors, serving as an elite bodyguard. This imagery establishes a scene of immense wealth, power, and security befitting the king and his bride.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The principal and central action of the Song is the bride’s entry into the city of David and her marriage there with the king. Jewish interpreters …
19th Century
Anglican
Bed. —Heb., mitta. Probably, from context, a litter.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Behold his bed which [is] Solomon's Not Solomon the son of David, and penman of this song, but a greater than he, th…
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