8They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights.


In Context

5 I charge you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the gazelles, or by the hinds of the field, That ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

6 Who is this, she that cometh up from the wilderness Like pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the merchant? ...

7 Behold his couch, Solomon's own: Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty of Israel.

8 They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights.

9 King Solomon made himself a palanquin Of the wood of Lebanon.

10 Its pillars he made of silver, Its support of gold, Its seat of purple; The midst thereof was paved with love By the daughters of Jerusalem.

Song of Solomon 3:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8They all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man [hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:8all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:8All holding swords, and most expert in war : every man's sword upon his thigh, because of fears in the night.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: Every man hath his sword upon his thigh, Because of fear in the night.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh, because of fear in the night.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war. Every man has his sword on his thigh, because of fear in the night.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man has his sword on his thigh because of fear in the night.