³⁷ But grant me this one request,” she said. “Give me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends, because I will never marry.”

The Ark Returned to Israel

6 When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory seven months,

⁷ Solomon had twelve district governors^(A) over all Israel, who supplied provisions for the king and the royal household. Each one had to provide supplies for one month in the year.