- Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant?
- Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel,
- all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night.
- King Solomon made for himself the carriage; he made it of wood from Lebanon.
- Its posts he made of silver, its base of gold. Its seat was upholstered with purple, its interior lovingly inlaid by the daughters of Jerusalem.
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- "What is this coming up from the wilderness Like columns of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all scented powders of the merchant?
- "Behold, it is the traveling couch of Solomon; Sixty mighty men around it, Of the mighty men of Israel.
- "All of them are wielders of the sword, Expert in war; Each man has his sword at his side, Guarding against the terrors of the night.
- "King Solomon has made for himself a sedan chair From the timber of Lebanon.
- "He made its posts of silver, Its back of gold And its seat of purple fabric, With its interior lovingly fitted out By the daughters of Jerusalem.
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