After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed at Ziklag for two days.
1 Samuel 27:6 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised That day Achish gave Ziklag to him, and it still belongs to the kings of Judah today. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Achish gave David the town of Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. American Standard Version (1901) Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. Common English Bible So Achish gave the town of Ziklag to David at that time. That’s why Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah until now. Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Achish gave Ziklag to him on that day. And for this reason, Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah, even to this day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then Achis gave him Siceleg that day: for which reason Siceleg belongeth to the kings of Juda unto this day. |
After the death of Saul, David returned from defeating the Amalekites and stayed at Ziklag for two days.
The following were the men who came to David at Ziklag while he was still banned from the presence of Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who helped him in battle.
When David went to Ziklag, some men from Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason? ’
Now David said to Achish, ‘If I have found favour with you, let me be given a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you? ’
The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, ‘Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?
David and his men arrived in Ziklag on the third day. The Amalekites had raided the Negev and attacked and burned Ziklag.
We raided the south country of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the south country of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag.’