Song of Solomon 3:8 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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

Song of Solomon 3:8 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 45:3
Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty.
Psalms 91:5
Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Isaiah 27:3
I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day.
Psalms 149:5-9
Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their beds. …
Ephesians 6:16-18
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 7-11)

The daughters of Jerusalem stood admiring the spouse and commending her, but she overlooks their praises, is not puffed up with them, but transfers all the glory to Christ, and directs them to look off from her to him, recommends him to their esteem, and sets herself to applaud him. Here he is three times called Solomon, and we have that name but three times besides in all this song, Song 1:5; 8:1…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 8)

8. hold--not actually grasping them, but having them girt on the thigh ready for use, like their Lord (Psa 45:3). So believers too are guarded by angels (Psa 91:11; He 1:14), and they themselves need “every man” (Ne 4:18) to be armed (Psa 144:1, 2; 2Co 10:4; Ep 6:12, 17; 1Ti 6:12), and “expert” (2Co 2:11). because of fear in the night--Arab marauders often turn a wedding into mourning by a night a…