³⁰ Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

²⁸ Ziklag, and Meconah with its settlements.

Warriors Join David’s Army

12 The following men joined David at Ziklag while he was hiding from Saul son of Kish. They were among the warriors who fought beside David in battle.

David Destroys the Amalekites

30 Three days later, when David and his men arrived home at their town of Ziklag, they found that the Amalekites had made a raid into the Negev and Ziklag; they had crushed Ziklag and burned it to the ground.

⁶ So Achish gave him the town of Ziklag (which still belongs to the kings of Judah to this day),