Archaeologists Discover Biblical City of Ziklag
Ziklag was the city that the king of the Philistines gifted to David when he fled from Saul and took refuge amongst the Philistines in Gath (1 Samuel 27). The Bible says that Ziklag, previously a Philistine city, remained in Jewish hands from then on. On one occasion, while David was away from Ziklag, the Amalekites invaded, burnt the city to the ground and took David’s wives and animals captive. David pursued the Amalekites, ambushed them and took back his wives and property (1 Samuel 30). Later, Ziklag is mentioned as one of the towns of Judah that the Jewish...