And when it was told Saul that David had fled to Gath, he no longer sought him.

Then David said to Achish, “If (A)I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be given me in one of the country towns, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?” So that day Achish gave him (B)Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.

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When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag,(A) and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.

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