New English Translation
1 Samuel 27:6
6So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (For that reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this very day.)
1 Samuel 27:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
- New International Version (NIV)So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So that day Achish gave him Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
Context of 1 Samuel 27:6
4When Saul learned that David had fled to Gath, he did not mount a new search for him. 5David said to Achish, “If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?” So Achish gave him Ziklag on that day. (For that reason Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until this very day.) 7The length of time that David lived in the Philistine countryside was a year and four months. 8Then David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites. (They had been living in that land for a long time, from the approach to Shur as far as the land of Egypt.)
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וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ אָכִ֛ישׁ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא אֶת־צִֽקְלָ֑ג לָכֵ֞ן הָיְתָ֤ה צִֽקְלַג֙ לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Samuel 27:6
- 1 Samuel 30:1On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it.
- 1 Samuel 19:5He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the Lord gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
- 2 Samuel 1:1After the death of Saul, when David had returned from defeating the Amalekites, he stayed at Ziklag for two days.
- 1 Chronicles 4:30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
- 1 Chronicles 12:1These were the men who joined David in Ziklag, when he was banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish. (They were among the warriors who assisted him in battle.
- Nehemiah 11:28in Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Achish gave him Ziklag - Ziklag was at first given to the tribe of Judah, but afterwards it was ceded to that of Simeon, Joshua 15:31; Joshua 19:5. The Philistines had, however, made themselves masters of it, and held it to the time here mentioned; it then fell into the tribe of Judah again, and continued to be the property of the kings of Judah. This verse is a proof that this book was written long after the days of Samuel, and that it was formed by a…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ziklag - This was properly one of the cities of Simeon within the tribe of Judah (marginal references), but it had been taken possession of by the Philistines. The exact situation of it is uncertain. Unto this day - This phrase, coupled with the title the kings of Judah, implies that this was written after the revolt of Jeroboam, and before the Babylonian captivity.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Ziklag was about 35.4 kilometers (22 miles) southwest of Gath. still belongs to the kings of Judah: This note was written after Solomon’s death in 931 BC and before the beginning of the Babylonian exile in 586 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Ziklag--Though originally assigned to Judah (Jos 15:31), and subsequently to Simeon (Jos 19:5), this town had never been possessed by the Israelites. It belonged to the Philistines, who gave it to David.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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