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An ancient stone tower with hanging shields, tall and composed, no invented siege.
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Song of Songs 4:4

The Tower of David

A Locked Garden and Living Water · Song of Songs 4

Story guide: The beloved compares the woman's neck to a tower hung with shields. Notice the stone tower's height and the shields along its walls. The architecture gives his praise a sense of upright dignity and impressive strength; the military objects serve the comparison without introducing a siege or conflict.

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4Your neck is like the tower of David, built in rows of stone; a thousand shields hang on it, all the shields of the warriors.

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