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 in other translations
| BSB | That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah. |
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| WEB | Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. |
| ASV | Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. |
| YLT | And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day. |
| DARBY | And Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day. |
| BBE | So Achish straight away gave him Ziklag: and for that reason Ziklag has been the property of the kings of Judah to this day. |
| Webster | Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth to the kings of Judah to this day. |
What does 1 Samuel 27:6 mean?
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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…
1 Samuel 27:6 in the original Hebrew
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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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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.
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. |
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| 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. |