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


In Context

5 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awaken love, until it please.

6 Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?

7 Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; threescore mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel.

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

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

10 He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, from 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8They all hold the sword, Experts in war; Each hath his sword upon his thigh Because of alarm in the nights.

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.