The interpretation timeline

Song 3:7

How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.

From the early Church Fathers to now.

1 Jewish · 1 Catholic

Song 3:7 · Douay-Rheims
“Behold threescore valiant ones of the most valiant of Israel, surrounded the bed of Solomon?”
Scholastic c. 1100 – 1500
1105
A.D.
Rashi Jewish
1040–1105
“Behold the litter of Solomon the Tent of Meeting and the Ark, which they carried in the desert. sixty mighty men are around it sixty myriad surround it. of the mighty men of Israel of those who go out to the army, in addition to those under twenty [years of age] and those over sixty.”
744 years pass — nothing from this stretch is hosted yet
Post-Reformation c. 1650 – 1900
1849
A.D.
1774–1849
“Bed. Being stationed at the door to prevent any alarm, v. 8. (Calmet) — In the Church Christ finds his repose, and daily produces the only heirs of heaven. (Ven. Bede) — The angels, saints and pastors watch to defend it against the spirits of darkness. (Menochius)”
Modern · 1953 →

The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.