That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: therefore Ziklag belongs to the kings of Judah to this day.
- KJV Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
- NKJV So Achish gave him Ziklag that day. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
- NASB So Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.
- NLT So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),
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Quick answer
Achish grants David the town of Ziklag, which thereafter belonged to the kings of Judah. The gift provides David a base and a lasting territorial claim.
Overview
Achish gives Ziklag to David, a town that would remain a possession of Judah's kings. The editorial note 'to this day' reflects a later vantage point affirming Judah's enduring claim. Even amid David's compromise, God providentially secures a foothold that will matter for his future reign.
Cross-references & the web
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- Neh 11:28in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
- Josh 15:31Ziklag, Madmannah, Sansannah,
- 1 Chr 4:30Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,
- 1 Sam 19:5He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
- 1 Chr 12:20When David went to Ziklag, these men of Manasseh defected to him: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands in Manasseh.
- Josh 19:5Ziklag, Beth-marcaboth, Hazar-susah,
- 2 Sam 1:1After the death of Saul, David returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag two days.
- 1 Sam 30:14We raided the Negev of the Cherethites, the territory of Judah, and the Negev of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag.”
- 1 Chr 12:1Now 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;
- 1 Sam 30:1On the third day David and his men arrived in Ziklag, and the Amalekites had raided the Negev, attacked Ziklag, and burned it down.
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