“They all handle the sword, and are expert in war.Every man has his sword on his thigh,because of fear in the night.”
Song of Solomon 3:8 (WEB)
Context Reading
6Who is this who comes up from the wilderness like pillars of smoke,perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,with all spices of the merchant? 7Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage!Sixty mighty men are around it,of the mighty men of Israel. 8They all handle the sword, and are expert in war.Every man has his sword on his thigh,because of fear in the night. 9King Solomon made himself a carriageof the wood of Lebanon. 10He made its pillars of silver,its bottom of gold, its seat of purple,the middle of it being paved with love,from the daughters of Jerusalem.