Holy Scripture
Song of Solomon 3:8
A church father on this verse
“Each man has his sword on his thigh, etc. By the thigh, carnal propagation is usually designated; hence it is written: All the souls that came out of the thigh of Jacob were seventy (Exod. I). Soldiers of Christ have a sword over their thigh when they suppress the movement of carnal desires with the severity of the sp…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
8They all hold a sword, Being expert in war: Every man has his sword upon his thigh Because of fear by night.
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In context
6Who is this that comes up from the wilderness As pillars of smoke, Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, With all powders of the perfumer?
7Behold Solomon’s bed; Sixty mighty men of the mighty ones of Israel are round about it.
— Song of Solomon 3:8 —
9King Solomon made himself a litter of woods of Lebanon.
10He made the pillars of it silver, The bottom of it gold, The covering of it scarlet, In the midst of it a pavement of love, For the daughters of Jerusalem.