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Ziklag Scripture - 1 Samuel 30:26

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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Ziklag Scripture - 1 Samuel 30:1

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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Ziklag in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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Ziklag Scripture - 2 Samuel 1:1

Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had abode two days in Ziklag;...

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Ziklag in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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Ziklag Scripture - 1 Chronicles 12:1

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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Ziklag in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

zik'-lag (tsiqelagh, tsiqelagh (2 Sam 1:1), tsiqelagh (1 Ch 12:1,20); usually in the Septuagint Sekelak, or Sikelag): A town assigned (Josh 19:5; 1 Ch 4:30) to Simeon, but in Josh 15:31 named, between Hornah and Madmannah, as one of the cities of the Negeb of Judah, "toward the border of Edom." It is said (1 Sam 27:6) to have remained a royal ...

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Ziklag in Naves Topical Bible

A city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah Jos 15:31 -Re-allotted to the tribe of Simeon Jos 19:5 -David lives at 1Sa 27:5,6; 2Sa 1:1; 1Ch 12:1 -Amalekites destroy 1Sa 30 -Inhabited by the returned exiles of Judah Ne 11:28...

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