1 Samuel 27:6

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.

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  • Neh 11:28 : 28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
  • Josh 15:31 : 31 Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
  • Josh 19:5 : 5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,
  • 1 Sam 19:5 : 5 For he put his life in his hand, and killed the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel; you saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?
  • 1 Sam 30:1 : 1 And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
  • 1 Sam 30:14 : 14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongs to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
  • 2 Sam 1:1 : 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;
  • 1 Chr 4:30 : 30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
  • 1 Chr 12:1 : 1 Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he kept himself hidden because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.
  • 1 Chr 12:20 : 20 As he went to Ziklag, some from Manasseh joined him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of thousands from Manasseh.

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  • 1 Sam 27:1-5
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    1And 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 quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.

    2And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men who were with him to Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.

    3And David lived with Achish at Gath, he and his men, each man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelite, and Abigail the Carmelite, Nabal's wife.

    4And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him.

    5And David said to Achish, If I have now found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?

  • 1 Sam 27:9-12
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    9And David struck the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the clothes, and returned and came to Achish.

    10And Achish said, Where have you made a raid today? And David said, Against the south of Judah, against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

    11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring news to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, Thus did David, and so will be his way all the time he dwells in the country of the Philistines.

    12And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.

  • 1 Sam 30:25-27
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    25And it was so from that day forward, that he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.

    26And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil to the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

    27To them who were in Bethel, and to them who were in south Ramoth, and to them who were in Jattir,

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;

  • 1 Sam 27:7
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    7And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

  • Neh 11:28
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    28And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,

  • 1 Sam 29:2-4
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    2And the lords of the Philistines passed by hundreds and thousands, but David and his men passed in the rear with Achish.

    3Then the princes of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he defected to me until this day?

    4But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him, and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

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    6Then Achish called David and said to him, Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and coming in with me in the army is good in my sight, for I have found no evil in you since the day of your coming to me until this day; nevertheless the lords do not favor you.

    7Therefore now return, and go in peace, that you do not displease the lords of the Philistines.

    8And David said to Achish, But what have I done? and what have you found in your servant since I have been with you until this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?

  • 1 Sam 30:1
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    1And it came to pass, when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and struck Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

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    1In those days, the Philistines gathered their armies for war, to fight against Israel. And Achish said to David, Be assured, you shall go out with me to battle, you and your men.

    2And David said to Achish, Surely, you shall see what your servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore, I will make you keeper of my head forever.

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    14We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongs to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

  • Josh 19:5
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    5And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

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    7Nevertheless, David took the stronghold of Zion, which is the City of David.

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    7Then David lived in the stronghold; therefore, they called it the city of David.

  • 1 Chr 4:30
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    30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

  • Josh 15:31
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    31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,

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    1Now these are the ones who came to David at Ziklag, while he kept himself hidden because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

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    14Therefore you shall give presents to Moreshethgath: the houses of Achzib will be a lie to the kings of Israel.

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    3And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he remains at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

    4Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, yours are all that belonged to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.

  • 2 Chr 11:8-9
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    8Gath, Mareshah, and Ziph,

    9Adoraim, Lachish, and Azekah,

  • 1 Sam 26:1
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    1And the Ziphites came to Saul in Gibeah, saying, Does David not hide himself on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?

  • 1 Sam 23:19
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    12And David took these words to heart and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

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