The voice continues to describe Solomon's sedan chair itself, fashioned of wood from Lebanon with silver uprights, a golden back, and a seat of purple fabric, establishing the structural magnificence and precious materials of the royal conveyance. The detailed enumeration of materials—wood, silver, gold, purple—establishes a hierarchy of value and a deliberate crafting of beauty, suggesting that the lovers' union merits the finest artisanal work. Lebanon cedar, mentioned earlier as the material of the lovers' dwelling, reappears here, establishing a continuity between the lovers' private dwelling and this public royal procession. This verse theologically suggests that human love is worthy of the most careful artistry and the finest materials, and that its celebration merits lavish expenditure.

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