Song of Solomon 3:1-9 ▼

1 Night after night on my bed, I sought the one I love; I sought him, but didn't find him.

2 I'll get up and go all around the city, throughout the streets, and in the squares. I'll seek the one I love. I sought him, but didn't find him.

3 The watchmen who go all around the city found me. I asked, |Have you seen the one I love?|

4 I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and wouldn't let him go until I brought him to my mother's house, to the room of the one who conceived me.

5 Swear to me, young women of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or by the does of the field, that you won't awaken or arouse love before its proper time!

6 What is this coming up from the desert like columns of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense from all the fragrant powders of the merchant?

7 Look! It's Solomon's sedan chair, with 60 of the best soldiers in Israel surrounding it.

8 All of them are wearing swords and are experienced in battle. Each has his sword on his thigh, ready for the terror of the night.

9 King Solomon made the sedan chair for himself from the trees of Lebanon.