Song of Songs 3:7 Commentary: Rashi & Ezra ben Solomon

הִנֵּ֗ה מִטָּתוֹ֙ שֶׁלִּשְׁלֹמֹ֔ה שִׁשִּׁ֥ים גִּבֹּרִ֖ים סָבִ֣יב לָ֑הּ מִגִּבֹּרֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Behold, it is the litter of Solomon; Threescore mighty men are about it, Of the mighty men of Israel.

Rashi on Song of Songs

Behold the bed of Shlomo. The Tent of Meeting and the Ark,9This is in accordance with Rashi in 1:1 above that Shlomo refers to God, thus “the bed of Shlomo” refers to the resting place of the Divine Presence. which they carried in the wilderness.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs

Now for the answer to the question: This is Solomon’s couch: Of the name of the Holy One, blessed be He.
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Rashi on Song of Songs

Sixty mighty men are around it. Sixty myriads surround it.
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Ezra ben Solomon on Song of Songs

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