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


In Context

5 I have adjured you, daughters of Jerusalem, By the roes or by the hinds of the field, Stir not up nor wake the love till she please!

6 Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Like palm-trees of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, From every powder of the merchant?

7 Lo, his couch, that is Solomon's, Sixty mighty ones are around it, Of the mighty of Israel,

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

9 A palanquin king Solomon made for himself, Of the wood of Lebanon,

10 Its pillars he made of silver, Its bottom of gold, its seat of purple, Its midst lined 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 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 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 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.