1 Samuel 27:6
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
7And the time that David lived in Philistine territory amounted to a year and four months.
Cross References
Joshua 15:31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
1 Samuel 19:5He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
1 Samuel 30:14We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
1 Chronicles 4:30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
1 Chronicles 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:2-8
David Returns to Gath. ( b. c. 1055.) 1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. 2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man… Read the whole commentary →