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1 Samuel 27:6

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 27:6

Verse 6 of 12

Scripture focus

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

1 Samuel 27:6 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 27:6

Theological / Devotional

Ziklag. The name is of uncertain derivation. It is first mentioned in Joshua 15:31, as one of the cities in Judah’s inheritance. But when Simeon was awarded certain cities within the borders of Judah, Ziklag was transferred to that tribe (see Joshua 19:1-5). Ziklag was situated in the eastern part of the plains country, and had been taken from Simeon by the Philistines in the days of the judges. It was probably on the site now known as Tell el-Khuweilfeh, 20 1/4 mi. (32.4 km.) southwest of Adullam and 9 1/2 mi. (15.2 km.) north by east from Beersheba. It was to Ziklag that many recruits from the tribes of Benjamin, Gad, Manasseh, Judah, and other tribes joined David (1 Chron. 12).

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