ZIKLAG

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A city within the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah
Re-allotted to the tribe of Simeon
And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, (Joshua 19:55And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, (Joshua 19:5))
David lives at
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. (1 Samuel 27:5-65And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee? 6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. (1 Samuel 27:5‑6))
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 Ziklag; (2 Samuel 1:11Now 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 Ziklag; (2 Samuel 1:1))
Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. (1 Chronicles 12:11Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish: and they were among the mighty men, helpers of the war. (1 Chronicles 12:1))
Amalekites destroy
1 Samuel 30.
Inhabited by the returned exiles of Judah
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, (Nehemiah 11:2828And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, (Nehemiah 11:28))