Song of Solomon 4:4 Catholic Bible: Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.

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Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.

neck

Songs 1:10 We will make thee chains of gold, inlaid with silver.

Songs 7:4 Thy neck as a tower of ivory. Thy eyes like the fishpools in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, that looketh toward Damascus.

2 Samuel 22:51 Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.

Ephesians 4:15,16 But doing the truth in charity, we may in all things grow up in him who is the head, even Christ: . . .

Colossians 2:19 And not holding the head, from which the whole body, by joints and bands, being supplied with nourishment and compacted, groweth into the increase of God.

1 Peter 1:5 Who, by the power of God, are kept by faith unto salvation, ready to be revealed in the last time.

an armoury

Nehemiah 3:19 And next to him Aser the son of Josue, lord of Maspha, built another measure, over against the going up of the strong corner.

a thousand

2 Chronicles 9:15,16 And king Solomon made two hundred golden spears, of the sum of six hundred pieces of gold, which went to every spear: . . .

2 Chronicles 12:9-11 So Sesac king of Egypt departed from Jerusalem, taking away the treasures of the king's house, and he took all with him, and the golden shields that Solomon had made, . . .

Context

Solomon Admires His Bride
…3Thy lips are as a scarlet lace: and thy speech sweet. Thy cheeks are as a piece of a pomegranate, besides that which lieth hid within. 4Thy neck, is as the tower of David, which is built with bulwarks: a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men.5Thy two breasts like two young roes that are twins, which feed among the lilies.…

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:21
Ye mountains of Gelboe, let neither dew, nor rain come upon you, neither be they fields of firstfruits: for there was cast away the shield of the valiant, the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oil.

Psalm 144:12
Whose sons are as new plants in their youth: Their daughters decked out, adorned round about after the similitude of a temple:

Songs 7:4
Thy neck as a tower of ivory. Thy eyes like the fishpools in Hesebon, which are in the gate of the daughter of the multitude. Thy nose is as the tower of Libanus, that looketh toward Damascus.

Ezekiel 27:10
The Persians, and Lydians, and the Libyans were thy soldiers in thy army: they hung up the buckler and the helmet in thee for thy ornament.

Ezekiel 27:11
The men of Arad were with thy army upon thy walls round about: the Pygmeans also that were in thy towers, hung up their quivers on thy walls round about: they perfected thy beauty.

Lexicon

Your neck
צַוָּארֵ֔ךְ (ṣaw·wā·rêḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6677: The back of the neck

is like the tower
כְּמִגְדַּ֤ל (kə·miḡ·dal)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers

of David,
דָּוִיד֙ (dā·wîḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

built
בָּנ֖וּי (bā·nui)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: To build

with rows of stones;
לְתַלְפִּיּ֑וֹת (lə·ṯal·pî·yō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8530: Something tall, slenderness

on it
עָלָ֔יו (‘ā·lāw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

hang
תָּל֣וּי (tā·lui)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8518: To suspend

a thousand
אֶ֤לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 505: A thousand

shields,
הַמָּגֵן֙ (ham·mā·ḡên)
Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4043: A shield, a protector, the scaly hide of the crocodile

all
כֹּ֖ל (kōl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

round shields
שִׁלְטֵ֥י (šil·ṭê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 7982: Perhaps shield

of the warriors.
הַגִּבּוֹרִֽים׃ (hag·gib·bō·w·rîm)
Article | Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1368: Powerful, warrior, tyrant

Additional Translations
Your neck is like the tower of David, built with rows of stones; on it hang a thousand shields, all round shields of the warriors.Your neck is like the tower of David built for an armory, where on there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men.

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.

Thy neck is as the tower of David, that was built for an armoury: a thousand shields hang upon it, and all darts of mighty men.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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