1 Samuel 15:2
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2 Thus says the Lord of hosts: I will punish what Amalek did to the Israelites when he barred their way as they came up from Egypt.(A)
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1 Samuel 27:6
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6 That same day Achish gave him Ziklag, which has, therefore, belonged to the kings of Judah[a] up to the present time.(A)
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- 27:6 Ziklag was a royal city and not part of Israel’s tribal land holdings. Jerusalem later enjoyed a similar status (2 Sm 5:7–9).
1 Samuel 27:10
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10 who would ask, “Against whom did you raid this time?” David would reply, “Against the Negeb of Judah,”[a] or “Against the Negeb of Jerahmeel,” or “Against the Negeb of the Kenites.”(A)
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- 27:10 The Negeb of Judah: David deceives Achish by assuring him that he has attacked Israelite territory.
1 Chronicles 12:21
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21 As he was returning to Ziklag, therefore, these deserted to him from Manasseh: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai, chiefs of thousands of Manasseh.[a]
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