Song of Solomon 4:4 Parallel Translations

Your neck is like David's beautifully-designed tower. A thousand round shields belonging to soldiers are hung on it.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

Your neck is like the tower of David made for a store-house of arms, in which a thousand breastplates are hanging, breastplates for fighting-men.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

JPS:

Thy neck is like the tower of David builded with turrets, whereon there hang a thousand shields, all the armour of the mighty men.

WBS:

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

WEB:

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

YLT:

As 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.

Song of Solomon 4:4 Cross References

XREF:

2 Samuel 1:21 "O mountains of Gilboa, Let not dew or rain be on you, nor fields of offerings; For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, The shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.

Song of Songs 7:4 "Your neck is like a tower of ivory, Your eyes like the pools in Heshbon By the gate of Bath-rabbim; Your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, Which faces toward Damascus.

Ezekiel 27:10 "Persia and Lud and Put were in your army, your men of war. They hung shield and helmet in you; they set forth your splendor.

Ezekiel 27:11 "The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

WES:

4:4 Thy neck - This may represent the grace of faith, by which we are united to Christ, as the body is to the head by the neck. By which Christians receive their spiritual food, and consequently their strength and ability for action. The tower - Upright, firm, and strong; and moreover adorned with chains of gold or pearl, or the like ornaments. Of David - Some tower built by David, when he repaired, and enlarged his royal city, and used by him as an armory. Bucklers - Such as are reserved for the use of mighty men. A thousand is put indefinitely for a great number.

MHC:

4:1-7 If each of these comparisons has a meaning applicable to the graces of the church, or of the faithful Christian, they are not clearly known; and great mistakes are made by fanciful guesses. The mountain of myrrh appears to mean the mountain Moriah, on which the temple was built, where the incense was burned, and the people worshipped the Lord. This was his residence till the shadows of the law given to Moses were dispersed by the breaking of the gospel day, and the rising of the Sun of righteousness. And though, in respect of his human nature, Christ is absent from his church on earth, and will continue to be so till the heavenly day break, yet he is spiritually present in his ordinances, and with his people. How fair and comely are believers, when justified in Christ's righteousness, and adorned with spiritual graces! when their thoughts, words, and deeds, though imperfect, are pure, manifesting a heart nourished by the gospel!

CONC:

Armory Armour Armoury Arms Arsenal Breastplates Bucklers Builded Built Chief David David's Elegance Fighting-men Hang Hanging Hung Mighty Neck Round Rows Shields Stones Store-house Thereon Thousand Tower Turrets Warriors Whereon

Armory Armour Armoury Arms Arsenal Bucklers Builded Built Chief David David's Elegance Hang Hanging Hung Mighty Neck Round Rows Shields Stones Store-House Thereon Thousand Tower Warriors Whereon

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