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1 Samuel 27:6

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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

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, Jos 15:31; though it seems not to have been…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Ziklag - This was properly one of the cities of Simeon within the tribe of Judah (marginal references), but it had been taken possession of by the Philistines. The exact situation of it is uncertain.…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

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…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

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…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Ziklag One of the cities In the Negebor "South Country," originally assigned to Judah (Jos 15:31), but transferred to Simeon (Jos 19:5), and either never occupied by them or reconquered by the…