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Song of Solomon 6:8

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.

7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks.

There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.

9 My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.

10 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number,
KJV
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number.
WEB
There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number.
ASV
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number.
DARBY
There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number:
BLB
Sixty [are] they, the queens, and eighty the concubines, and maidens without number.
ÅB
Seksti dronninger har jeg og åtti medhustruer og unge piker uten tall.
OTB
Det er seksti dronninger og åtti medhustruer, og jomfruer uten tall;
B1930
Seksti dronninger har jeg og åtti medhustruer og unge piker uten tall.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 45:14

    She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

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  • 1 Kings 11:3

    And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

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  • 1 Kings 11:1

    But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

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  • Psalms 45:9

    Kings’ daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:21

    And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)

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  • Revelation 7:9

    After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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