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Song of Solomon 3:9

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King Solomon has made his carriage out of the timber of Lebanon.

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Tyndale Open Study Notesv. 9

3:9-10 The materials out of which King Solomon’s carriage was made befit his wealth and power, including the same expensive Lebanese wood that was used in building the Temple (1 Kgs 5:5-6). • decorated with love by the young women of Jerusalem: Beyond all his splendor, Solomon was admired and served with love, even by his servants.

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Strong's Concordancev. 9

מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king שְׁלֹמֹה (Shᵉlômôh, H8010) — Shelomah, David's successor עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application אַפִּרְיוֹן (ʼappiryôwn, H668) — a palanquin עֵץ (ʻêts, H6086) — a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) לְבָנוֹן (Lᵉbânôwn, H3844) — Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine

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