4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.


In Context

1 Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

2 Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear twins, and none is barren among them.

3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples are like a piece of a pomegranate within thy locks.

4 Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.

6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

Song of Songs 4:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Your neck is like the tower of David, built with elegance ; on it hang a thousand shields, all of them shields of warriors.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armory, Whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, All the shields of the mighty men.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4Thy neck is like the tower of David, Built for an armoury: A thousand bucklers hang thereon, All shields of mighty men.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Thy neck is like the tower of David builded for an armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all the shields of the mighty men.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4Thy neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, on which hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4Your neck is like David's tower built for an armory, whereon a thousand shields hang, all the shields of the mighty men.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:4As the tower of David is thy neck, built for an armoury, The chief of the shields are hung on it, All shields of the mighty.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:4Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, where on there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.