Place
Ziklag
Uncertain location. Scholars propose different sites. The dot marks one proposal.
The town Achish gave David while he lived among the Philistines. Raiders burned it while David was away, and here he heard that Saul and Jonathan had died. Scholars propose several sites.
Who passed through
In story order. King James Version.
- David, 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;
- David, 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;
Place names, references and coordinates: STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), with coordinates from OpenBible.info. Map: Natural Earth (public domain).