1 Samuel 6:1

And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. Or "in the field" (c) of the Philistines; hence Procopius Gazaeus observes, that none of the cities daring to receive the…

The first words of the chapter tell us how long the captivity of the ark continued - it was in the country of the Philistines seven months. In the field of the Philistines (so it is in the original),…

1Sa 6:1-9. The Philistines resolve to send back the Ark

1. The Sept. adds, at the end of the verse, "And their land swarmed with mice," probably an explanatory gloss in anticipation of 1Sa 6:6.