1 Samuel 27:6

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Achish	אָכִ֛ישׁ 'a.Khish	H397	Akish · proper noun, a man's name
gave	וַיִּתֶּן vai.yi.ten-	H5414	to give · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ziklag	צִֽקְלָ֑ג tzik.Lag	H6860	Tsiklag or Tsikelag · proper noun, a place name
day	בַּיּ֥וֹם bai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ziklag	צִֽקְלַג֙ tzik.Lag	H6860	Tsiklag or Tsikelag · proper noun, a place name
kings	לְמַלְכֵ֣י le.mal.Khei	H4428	a king · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
day	הַיּ֥וֹם hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 11:28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
Joshua 15:31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
Joshua 19:5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah,
1 Samuel 19:5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and did…
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…
1 Samuel 30:14 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 burn…
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 Z…
1 Chronicles 4:30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Here is, I. The prevalency of David's fear, which was the effect of the weakness of his faith (Sa1 27:1): He said to his heart (so it may be read), in his communings with it concerning his present condition, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. He represented to himself the restless rage and malice of Saul (who could not be wrought into a reconciliation) and the treachery of his own countrymen, witness that of the Ziphites, once and again; he looked upon his own forces, and observed how few they were, and that no recruits had come in to him for a great while, nor could he perceive that he got any ground; and hence, in a melancholy mood, he draws this dark conclusion: I shall one d…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 27:6

Ziklag--Though originally assigned to Judah (Jos 15:31), and subsequently to Simeon (Jos 19:5), this town had never been possessed by the Israelites. It belonged to the Philistines, who gave it to David.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 27:6

Achish gave him Ziklag - Ziklag was at first given to the tribe of Judah, but afterwards it was ceded to that of Simeon, Jos 15:31; Jos 19:5. The Philistines had, however, made themselves masters of it, and held it to the time here mentioned; it then fell into the tribe of Judah again, and continued to be the property of the kings of Judah. This verse is a proof that this book was written long after the days of Samuel, and that it was formed by a later hand, out of materials which had been collected by a contemporary author. See the preface.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 27:6

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day,.... A city which in the division of the land was given to the tribe of Judah, and after that to the tribe of Simeon, Joshua 15:31; though it seems not to have been possessed by either of them, at least not long, but soon came into the hands of the Philistines, who kept it till this time, and now it returned to its right owners; according to Bunting (g) it was twelve miles from Gath: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day; not to the tribe of Judah, though it originally belonged to it, but to the kings of it, it, being granted to David, who quickly after this became king of Judah; and this was annexed to the crown lands, and ev…

The Church Fathers

Therefore Achis gave him on that day Siceleg, etc. Siceleg is interpreted as the purification of a raised voice; but to purify a voice is to bring a voice to itself, with careful discretion, to inquire which speech smells of truth, which of falsehood. Therefore, the believers from the Gentiles gave to Christ, to dedicate their dwelling, which is understood as the Church, throngs of souls who, coming to themselves from the voices of preachers, knew how to discern, by reason, and to separate the purity of the apostolic voice from the dregs of the philosophical or pagan voice. For this reason, such assemblies of souls, having been withdrawn from gentile ceremonies, have become subject in perpetuity to the authority of the apostles. This sense, I believe, is also aided by the history of Josephus in the Antiquities (Book XVI, Chapter 13), which says: "To whom the king gave a certain village called Siceleg. This village he so loved, that when David reigned, he and his men honored it as their own possession."
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Achish — Angry, perhaps only a general title of royalty applicable to the Philistine kings. (1.) The king with whom David sought refuge when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:10-15). He is called Abimelech in the…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Judah, Kingdom of — When the disruption took place at Shechem, at first only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David. But very soon after the tribe of Benjamin joined the tribe of Judah, and Jerusalem became the…
Robbery — Practised by the Ishmaelites (Gen. 16:12), the Chaldeans and Sabeans (Job 1:15, 17), and the men of Shechem (Judg. 9:25. See also 1 Sam. 27:6-10; 30; Hos. 4:2; 6:9). Robbers infested Judea in our…
Samuel, Books of — The LXX. translators regarded the books of Samuel and of Kings as forming one continuous history, which they divided into four books, which they called “Books of the Kingdom.” The Vulgate version…
Ziklag — 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…
Gath · David takes refuge at — David takes refuge at
Philistines · .Achish — .Achish
Ziklag · David lives at — David lives at

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1 Samuel 27:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 27:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 27:6

John Gill on 1 Samuel 27:6

The Church Fathers

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1 Samuel 27:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 27:6

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 27:6

John Gill on 1 Samuel 27:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 27:6

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