Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Sixty queens there may be, and eighty concubines, and virgins beyond number; New Living Translation Even among sixty queens and eighty concubines and countless young women, English Standard Version There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and virgins without number. Berean Standard Bible There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number, King James Bible There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. New King James Version There are sixty queens And eighty concubines, And virgins without number. New American Standard Bible “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And young women without number; NASB 1995 “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; NASB 1977 “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; Legacy Standard Bible There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; Amplified Bible “There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, And maidens without number; Christian Standard Bible There are sixty queens and eighty concubines and young women without number. Holman Christian Standard Bible There are 60 queens and 80 concubines and young women without number. American Standard Version There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, And virgins without number. Contemporary English Version What if I could have sixty queens, eighty wives, and thousands of others! English Revised Version There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. GOD'S WORD® Translation There are 60 queens, 80 concubines, and countless virgins, Good News Translation Let the king have sixty queens, eighty concubines, young women without number! International Standard Version There are sixty queens and eighty mistresses, and too many young women to count, Majority Standard Bible There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number, NET Bible There may be sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and young women without number. New Heart English Bible There are sixty queens, eighty secondary wives, and virgins without number. Webster's Bible Translation There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and virgins without number. World English Bible There are sixty queens, eighty concubines, and virgins without number. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionSixty are queens, and eighty concubines, "" And virgins without number. Young's Literal Translation Sixty are queens, and eighty concubines, And virgins without number. Smith's Literal Translation They are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens no number. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and young maidens without number. Catholic Public Domain Version There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number. New American Bible Sixty are the queens, eighty the concubines, and young women without number— New Revised Standard Version There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere are sixty queens and eighty concubines and virgins without number. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Sixty are Queens and eighty are Concubines and the young girls there have no number OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917There are threescore queens, And fourscore concubines, And maidens without number. Brenton Septuagint Translation There are sixty queens, and eighty concubines, and maidens without number. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Together in the Garden…7Your brow behind your veil is like a slice of pomegranate. 8There are sixty queens and eighty concubines, and maidens without number, 9but my dove, my perfect one, is unique, the favorite of the mother who bore her. The maidens see her and call her blessed; the queens and concubines sing her praises.… Cross References 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away. Esther 2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti. Psalm 45:9 The daughters of kings are among your honored women; the queen stands at your right hand, adorned with the gold of Ophir. 2 Chronicles 11:21 Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters. Genesis 29:30 Jacob slept with Rachel as well, and indeed, he loved Rachel more than Leah. So he worked for Laban another seven years. Judges 8:30 Gideon had seventy sons of his own, since he had many wives. 1 Samuel 1:2 He had two wives, one named Hannah and the other Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none. 1 Kings 11:1 King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. / Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. / The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. ... Ephesians 5:25-27 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her / to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, / and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. Revelation 19:7-9 Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. / She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints. / Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Revelation 21:9 Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls full of the seven final plagues came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. Matthew 9:15 Jesus replied, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while He is with them? But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. John 3:29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. Treasury of Scripture There are three score queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins without number. 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; 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.) Psalm 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. Jump to Previous Concubines Eighty Fourscore Girls Maidens Queens Servant-Wives Sixty Threescore Virgins YoungJump to Next Concubines Eighty Fourscore Girls Maidens Queens Servant-Wives Sixty Threescore Virgins YoungSong of Solomon 6 1. the church professes her faith in Christ4. Christ shows the graces of the church 10. and his love toward her There are sixty queens The mention of "sixty queens" reflects the grandeur and opulence of a royal court in ancient times. In the Hebrew context, the word for "queens" (מְלָכוֹת, melakhot) signifies women of high status and authority, often married to a king. This number, sixty, symbolizes completeness and abundance, suggesting a vast and prosperous kingdom. Historically, Solomon's reign was marked by wealth and alliances, often solidified through marriage. Theologically, this can be seen as a metaphor for the richness and diversity of the Church, the Bride of Christ, composed of believers from all nations and backgrounds. and eighty concubines and maidens without number Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Thereהֵ֙מָּה֙ (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They are sixty שִׁשִּׁ֥ים (šiš·šîm) Number - common plural Strong's 8346: Sixty queens מְּלָכ֔וֹת (mə·lā·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen and eighty וּשְׁמֹנִ֖ים (ū·šə·mō·nîm) Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strong's 8084: Eighty, eightieth concubines, פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים (pî·laḡ·šîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6370: A concubine, a paramour and maidens וַעֲלָמ֖וֹת (wa·‘ă·lā·mō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5959: A young woman, a virgin without אֵ֥ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle number, מִסְפָּֽר׃ (mis·pār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration Links Song of Solomon 6:8 NIVSong of Solomon 6:8 NLT Song of Solomon 6:8 ESV Song of Solomon 6:8 NASB Song of Solomon 6:8 KJV Song of Solomon 6:8 BibleApps.com Song of Solomon 6:8 Biblia Paralela Song of Solomon 6:8 Chinese Bible Song of Solomon 6:8 French Bible Song of Solomon 6:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Song of Solomon 6:8 There are sixty queens eighty concubines (Song Songs SS So Can) |