Song of Songs 3:7 (WEB)
Behold, it is Solomon’s carriage! Sixty mighty men are around it, of the mighty men of Israel.
Fathers and councils · 2
Jerome
“Would you know what sort of a throne our true Solomon, the Prince of Peace, has, and what his attendants are like?“Behold,” he says, “it is the litter of Solomon: threescore mighty men are about it, of the mighty men of Israel.” — editor's note: Cant. iii. 7, 8.
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Ambrose of Milan
“Above it is said: “Sixty strong men round about its offspring, armed with drawn swords, and expert in warlike discipline,” here there are a thousand and two hundred.” — editor's note: Cant. iii. 7, 8.
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