1 Samuel 27 · Verse 6

1 Samuel 27:6

Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
1 Samuel 27:6, King James Version

1 Samuel 27:6 in other translations

BSBThat day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
WEBThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
ASVThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
YLTAnd Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.
DARBYAnd Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
BBESo Achish straight away gave him Ziklag: and for that reason Ziklag has been the property of the kings of Judah to this day.
WebsterThen Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day.

What does 1 Samuel 27:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Ziklag--Though originally assigned to Judah (Jos 15:31), and subsequently to Simeon (Jos 19:5), this town had never been possessed by the Israelites. It belonged to the Philistines, who gave it to David.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 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 it, and held it to the time here mentioned; it then fell into the tribe of Judah again, and continued to be the property of the kings of Judah. This verse is a proof that this book was written long after the days of Samuel, and that it was formed by a later hand, out of materials which had been collected by a contemporary author. See the preface.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 27:1-7

Unbelief is a sin that easily besets even good men, when without are fightings, and within are fears; and it is a hard matter to get over them. Lord, increase our faith! We may blush to think that the word of a Philistine should go further than the word of an Israelite, and that the city of Gath should be a place of refuge for a good man, when the cities of Israel refuse him a safe abode. David gained a comfortable…

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1 Samuel 27:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּתֶּן\־vai.yi.ten-and he gaveH5414
ל֥וֹloto <the> him
אָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH397
בַּיּ֥וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH3117
הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
צִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagZiklagH6860
לָכֵ֞ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651
הָיְתָ֤הha.ye.Tahit has belongedH1961
צִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagZiklagH6860
לְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.Kheito [the] kings ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
עַ֖ד'aduntilH5704
הַיּ֥וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117
הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \פha.Zeh<the> thisH2088

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 27:6

  • Nehemiah 11:28

    And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,

  • Joshua 15:31

    And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

  • 1 Samuel 19:5

    For 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 1:1

    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;

  • 1 Samuel 30:1

    And 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;

  • 1 Chronicles 12:1

    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 12:20

    As 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 Chronicles 4:30

    And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

  • Joshua 19:5

    And Ziklag, and Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susah,

  • 1 Samuel 30:14

    We 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ziklag.Ziklag was at first given to the tribe of Judah, but was afterwards ceded to that of Simeon; but as it bordered on the Philistines, if they had ever been expelled, they had retaken it. Eusebius simply says it was situated in the south of Canaan.
30:1,14; 19:5; 2Sa 1:1; 1Ch 4:30; 12:1,20; Ne 11:28

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 27:5

    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?

  • 1 Samuel 27:6

    Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

  • 1 Samuel 27:7

    And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.

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1 Samuel 27:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Achîs le dió aquel día á Siclag. De aquí fué Siclag de los reyes de Judá hasta hoy.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, en ce jour-là, Akish lui donna Tsiklag; c’est pourquoi Tsiklag appartient aux rois de Juda jusqu’à ce jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Achis gab ihm an selbigem Tage Ziklag; darum hat Ziklag den Königen von Juda gehört bis auf diesen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dedit itaque ei Achis in die illa Siceleg: propter quam causam facta est Siceleg regum Juda usque in diem hanc.