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1 Samuel 27:6
6So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this 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
4Word soon reached Saul that David had fled to Gath, so he stopped hunting for him. 5One day David said to Achish, “If it is all right with you, we would rather live in one of the country towns instead of here in the royal city.” So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day), 7and they lived there among the Philistines for a year and four months. 8David and his men spent their time raiding the Geshurites, the Girzites, and the Amalekites—people who had lived near Shur, toward the land of Egypt, since ancient times.
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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 30:1Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground.
- 1 Samuel 19:5Have you forgotten about the time he risked his life to kill the Philistine giant and how the Lord brought a great victory to all Israel as a result? You were certainly happy about it then. Why should you murder an innocent man like David? There is no reason for it at all!”
- 2 Samuel 1:1After the death of Saul, David returned from his victory over the Amalekites and spent two days in Ziklag.
- 1 Chronicles 4:30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
- 1 Chronicles 12:1The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle.
- Nehemiah 11:28Ziklag, and Meconah with its settlements.
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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