A town in the territory of Simeon which belonged to Philistia and was given to David before he moved to Hebron, where he was made king of Judah; precise location is unknown.
About Ziklag
Philistine city ruled by David for 16 months before he moved to Hebron to become the king of Judah. Ziklag was deeded to David by Achish of Gath, presumably to ensure David’s continued neutrality (1 Sm 27:6; 1 Chr 12:1). The location of Ziklag is difficult to determine despite its prominence in the early history of Israel. In the record of the land allotments following the Conquest, Ziklag appears to be located in the extreme south of Judah (Jos 15:31). It is later described as part of the allotment within western Judah that was granted to Simeon (Jos 19:5; 1 Chr 4:30). Ziklag was most likely located somewhere on the frontier between Philistia and Judah, southeast of Gaza (possibly Tell el-Khuweilfeh).
Key References
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
All Scripture References (13)
Joshua (2)
Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
1 Samuel (5)
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
When David arrived in Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to his friends, the elders of Judah, saying, “Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies.”
2 Samuel (2)
After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
1 Chronicles (3)
Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
Now these were the men who came to David at Ziklag, while he was still banished from the presence of Saul son of Kish (they were among the mighty men who helped him in battle;
They helped David against the raiders, for they were all mighty men of valor and commanders in the army.
Nehemiah (1)
in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;