Song of Solomon 3

Song of Solomon 3:8

"All of them are wielders of the sword,
Experts in war;
Each man has his sword at his side,
Guarding against the terrors of the night.

This is the entourage of Solomon, 60 of his best soldiers.  I wonder why he needs so many.  Is it to show his importance, or were there attempts on his life?

I'd wonder if they were all his closest friends, but Solomon was a king of peace, not of war.  I'd think that it would therefore be less likely that he would bond so much with his soldiers.

And what are the terrors of the night she speaks of?  Was he traveling between cities, in the dangerous wilderness?  Or were things that bad inside Jerusalem?