Clavis cantici, or, An exposition of the Song of Solomon

The sixth thing commended in the Bride, is her neck: The neck being comely and straight, adds much to the beauty of a person, ⟨p. 211⟩and is placed by nature, as a more eminent and essential part of the body than the eyes, legs, lips, &c. or any other part here mentioned; for, it's that whereby the head and body are joined together. The commendation thereof is, that it's like the tower of David: What particular place this hath reference unto, it's hard to say, possibly it's that mentioned, Neh. 3. 16. 19. 25. called the tower of the mighty, or the armoury; It's like, that some strong hold built by David, eminent for beauty and strength, is hereby signified; which might have been employed for keeping of arms, for times of danger, as the words following seem to bear.

The sixth thing commended in the Bride, is her neck: The neck being comely and straight, adds much to the beauty of a person, ⟨p. 211⟩and is placed by nature, as a more eminent and essential part of the body than the eyes, legs, lips, &c. or any other part here mentioned; for, it's that whereby the head and body are joined together. The commendation therof is, that it's like the tower of David: What particular place this hath reference unto, it's hard to say, possibly it's that mentioned, Neh. 3. 16. 19. 25. called the tower of the mighty, or the armory; It's like, that some strong hold built by David, eminent for beauty and strength, is hereby signified; which might have been imployed for keeping of arms, for times of danger, as the words following seem to bear.

2. This tower is more particularly explicat, 1. From the end and use for which it was intended, It was built for an armoury, that men […] be furnished with arms in time of need. 2. The store of arms there laid up, is here set down, whereupon hang a thousand bucklers, all Shields of mighty men, that is, It's furnished especially with defensive arms (the believers war being most defensive) as shields; but with abundance of these, for number a thousand; and for quality excellent, and such as mighty men make use of.