Ziklag
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to
Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the
south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with
fire;...
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Now these [are] they that came to David to Ziklag, while he
yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and
they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war....
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(winding), a place which possesses a special interest from its
having been the residence and the private property of David.
It is first mentioned in the catalogue of the towns of Judah
in Jos 15:31 and occurs, in the same connection among the
places which were allotted out of the territory of Judah to
Simeon. Jos 19:5 We next encounter it in t...
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a town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh.
15:31), in
the possession of the Philistines when David fled to
Gath from
Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king,
assigned him
Ziklag as his place of residence. There he dwelt for
over a year
and four months. From this time it pertained to the
kings of
Judah (1 Sam. 27:6). Durin...
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A city in southern Judah, associated with Chesil and Hormah
(Joshua 15:31; Joshua 19:5; 1 Chronicles 4:30). Lieut.
Conder identifies it with Zehleika or Khirbet Zuheilikah in
the middle of the plain N. of Beersheba, 200 miles square,
just where the narrative concerning David would lead us to
look for it. The ruins are on three small hills, for...
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As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah,
and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu,
and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of
Manasseh....
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When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to
have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in
Ziklag, who [thought] that I would have given him a reward for
his tidings:...
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We made an invasion [upon] the south of the Cherethites, and
upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah, and upon the
south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire....
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And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the
elders of Judah, [even] to his friends, saying, Behold a
present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;...
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