Where is Ziklag in the Bible?

What happened at Ziklag?

Ziklag was a city located in the Negev region of Judah, initially allotted to the tribe of Judah (Jos.15.31) and later to Simeon (Jos.19.5; 1Ch.4.30). The Philistine king Achish of Gath gave the city to David when he fled from King Saul (1Sa.27.6). David and his men lived there for over a year, making raids on the Geshurites, Girzites, and Amalekites (1Sa.27.8-9). While David and his men were away, the Amalekites attacked and burned Ziklag, taking captive the women and children (1Sa.30.1-2). David pursued them, defeated them, and recovered all that was taken (1Sa.30.18-20). David sent some of the spoils from this victory to his friends in Judah (1Sa.30.26). After Saul's death, David departed from Ziklag to go to Hebron (2Sa.1.1). During David's reign, some Benjamites and Manassites defected to him at Ziklag (1Ch.12.1,20). In the time of Nehemiah, Ziklag was reinhabited by the people of Judah (Neh.11.28). Its exact location is uncertain.

Where does Ziklag appear in the Bible?

Ziklag is referenced in 12 verses across 5 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 4:30
• 1 Chronicles 12:1
• 1 Chronicles 12:20
• 1 Samuel 27:6
• 1 Samuel 30:1
• 1 Samuel 30:14
• 1 Samuel 30:26
• 2 Samuel 1:1
• 2 Samuel 4:10
• Joshua 15:31
• Joshua 19:5
• Nehemiah 11:28

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Ziklag.