1 Samuel 27:6 KJV — MannaFest

1 Samuel 27:6

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.

YLT

And Achish giveth to him in that day Ziklag, therefore hath Ziklag been to the kings of Judah till this day.

DBT

And Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.

About this book

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1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.

Author: Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy

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Joshua 15:31
And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
Nehemiah 11:28
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
1 Chronicles 4:30
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
1 Samuel 29:4
And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?
Joshua 19:5
And Ziklag, and Beth–marcaboth, and Hazar–susah,

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But either it was never subdued, or the Philistines had, in some struggle with Israel, made themselves masters of it. Perhaps they had got it unjustly, and Achish, being a man of sense and honour, took this occasion to restore it. The righteous God judgeth righteously.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

Note, There is nothing lost by humility and modesty, and a willingness to retire. Real advantages follow those that flee from imaginary honours. Here David continued for some days, even four months, as it may very well be read (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

It was given to the tribe of Judah before, Josh. xv, 31, but the Philistines kept the possession of it 'till this time. And being given by them to David, it now belonged not to the tribe of Judah; but to the king of Judah, David and his heirs forever. To this day - This, and some such clauses seem to have been added, after the main substance of the several books was written.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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1SA 27:6JOS 15:31 1SA 30:1
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1SA 27:61SA 30:14 EZE 25:16
1SA 27:61SA 30:14 ZEP 2:5
1SA 27:61SA 30:14 1KI 1:38
1SA 27:61SA 30:14 1KI 1:44
1SA 27:61SA 30:14 2SA 8:18
1SA 27:6NEH 11:28 JOS 15:31
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1SA 27:61CH 12:20 1SA 29:11

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