1 Samuel 30:1

God's Word

Two days later, when David and his men came to Ziklag, the Amalekites had raided the Negev, including Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it.

Cross References

Genesis 24:62

Isaac had just come back from Beer Lahai Roi, since he was living in the Negev.

2 Samuel 1:1

After Saul died and David returned from defeating the Amalekites, David stayed in Ziklag two days.

2 Samuel 1:2

On the third day a man came from Saul’s camp. His clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. When he came to David, he immediately bowed down with his face touching the ground.

2 Samuel 1:8

“He asked me, ‘Who are you?’ “I said to him, ‘I’m an Amalekite.’

2 Samuel 15:18

All his mercenaries passed by him; all the Cherethites, all the Pelethites, Ittai, and all 600 men who had followed him from Gath were marching past the king.

1 Chronicles 12:21

They helped David fight raiding parties because they were all warriors, commanders in the army.

1 Chronicles 12:22

From day to day, men came to help David until he had an army as large as God’s army.

Jeremiah 41:12

they took all their men and went to fight Ishmael. They caught up with him at the large pool in Gibeon.

Joshua 11:6

The Lord told Joshua, “Don’t be afraid of them because I am going to give them to Israel. About this time tomorrow they will all be dead. You must disable their horses so that they cannot be used in battle. You must burn their chariots.”

Joshua 15:31

Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

1 Samuel 15:7

Saul attacked the Amalekites from Havilah to Shur, east of Egypt.

1 Samuel 15:8

He captured King Agag of Amalek alive. But he claimed all the people for God by destroying them.

1 Samuel 27:6

So Achish immediately gave him Ziklag. (This is why Ziklag still belongs to the kings of Judah today.)

1 Samuel 29:10

Get up early in the morning with Saul’s servants who came with you, and go to the place I have assigned to you. Don’t worry about the unkind words, because I still approve of you. Get up in the morning, and leave when it’s light.”

1 Samuel 29:11

Early the next morning David and his men returned to Philistine territory, while the Philistines went to Jezreel.

1 Samuel 29:4

But the Philistine officers were angry with Achish. “Send the man back,” the Philistine officers told him. “Return him to the place you assigned him. He shouldn’t go with us into battle. He shouldn’t ⌞be allowed to⌟ become our enemy during the battle. Is this man going to try to regain his master’s favor? He’ll do it with the lives of our men!

1 Samuel 30:14

We raided the portion of the Negev where the Cherethites live, the territory of Judah, the portion of the Negev where Caleb settled, and we burned down Ziklag.”