The lover continues to praise the woman.

## neck is like ##

AT: "neck is long and beautiful like." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## of David ##

"that David built"

## built in rows of stone ##

Women had necklaces that covered their entire necks with rows of decorations. The lover compares these rows of decorations with the rows of stone on the tower. AT: "that has many rows of stone." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## with a thousand shields... ##

The lover compares the decorations of the woman's necklace with shields hanging on the tower. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## a thousand shields ##

"1,000 shields." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])

## all the shields of soldiers ##

"all of the shields belong to mighty warriors"

## like two fawns, twins of a gazelle ##

The woman's breasts are beautiful, matching and soft like two baby deer or two baby gazelle. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## twins ##

the babies of a mother who gave birth to two babies at one time

## gazelle ##

See how you translated "gazelles" in [Song of Solomon 2:7](../02/07.md).

## grazing among the lilies ##

"eating plants among the lilies." The beautiful fawns and baby gazelle are even more beautiful when lilies are surrounding them.