KJV King James Version
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
WEB World English Bible
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: why Ziklag pertains to the kings of Judah to this day.
ASV American Standard Version
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 27
3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal’s wife.
4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
5 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?
6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּתֶּן־H5414 · na.tanto give: giveל֥וֹH9033 · ohimאָכִ֛ישׁH397 · a.khishAchishבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צִֽקְלָ֑גH6860 · tsiq.lagZiklagלָכֵ֞ןH3651 · kenrightהָיְתָ֤הH1961 · ha.yahto beצִֽקְלַג֙H6860 · tsiq.lagZiklagלְמַלְכֵ֣יH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֔הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahעַ֖דH5704 · adtillהַיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַזֶּֽה׃ פH2088 · zehthis
Cross-references
Nehemiah 11:28And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,Joshua 15:31And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,1 Chronicles 12:20As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh, Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of Manasseh.1 Samuel 30:14We 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 burned Ziklag with fire.1 Samuel 19:5For 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 didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?2 Samuel 1:1Now 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;1 Samuel 30:1And 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 smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;Joshua 19:5And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,1 Chronicles 12:1Now 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 4:30And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
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