Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day; therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah unto this day — Achish's grant of Ziklag ('natan-lô ʾet-ṣiqlāg') creates a curious arrangement whereby a Philistine vassal king grants a city that becomes part of Judah's patrimony. This territorial gift paradoxically solidifies David's connection to his own people even as he serves a foreign king.

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