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Finally realizing that Saul will never end his quest to kill him, David resigns to return to Achish and live amongst the Philistines. David at first lives in the capital before making a request for a set area of his own. This is similar to the request that Joseph made to Pharaoh. In response to his request, \u201cAchish granted him Ziklag; that is how Ziklag came to belong to the kings of Judah, as is still the case\u201d (verse 6).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

There are two problems with this verse. The first is that Ziklag is already mentioned as the dominion of the tribe of Judah in Joshua (15:31 and 19:5). The simple answer is that Ziklag was under Judean control until Achish and the Philistines conquered it. Now that Achish gives it to David, it will remain his possession. The other possibility is that there were multiple towns named Ziklag. The two times it is mentioned in Joshua, the town is listed as part of two different tribes. In 15, it belonged to Judah and in 19,it belonged to Shimon. In 15, the city is grouped with two others: Madmannah and Sansannah. In 19, it is listed with Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah. This could mean that there were two cities each close to two different cities. It is possible then that this Ziklag is a third city.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The second problem is the end of the verse. Many times in Tanach the narrator will jump in to explain that a certain city name exists \u201cuntil this day.\u201d That phrase is somewhat ambiguous as it does not explain until which day. But verse 6 is different. It specifically says the kings of Judah. What makes this problematic is that the Kings of Judah were not a thing until a couple of centuries later under the reign of David\u2019s grandson. This could mean that a later author, possibly Hezekiah who wrote certain books of Tanach, added this footnote to the verse. It is possible that the note refers to the period when David was solely the king of Judah, before he unified the nation under his rule. The problem there is that the verse refers to kings in the plural, and David was the only king of Judah until his grandson. It is possible then that the author had wishful thinking and believed that the town would continue in the hands of the Davidic line.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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As if in preparation for 929 reading Samuel I chapter 27, finally, after seven archeological digging seasons, a group of Israel and Australian researchers concludes that they found Ziklag. Ziklag is mentioned in this chapter as the city given to David to dwell in by King Achish, son of Maoch of Gat, when David runs away yet again from King Saul, this time taking six hundred men with him, and heading towards the Philistines, hoping Saul will not be looking for him there.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai Zerachia (1724-1806), known by his acronym as the ChiDA writes in his book the Chochmat Anach<\/em> that Ziglag was named so because in traditional Hebrew letter-number equivalencies, known as \u201cgematria,\u201d \u05e2\u05d9\u05e8 \u05e6\u05e7\u05dc\u05d2\u00a0 the City of Ziklag equals 503 which is exactly (almost) the sum of the forefathers\u2019 lifespans: Abraham \u2013 175; Isaac \u2013 180; and Jacob \u2013 147. Well, it\u2019s off by 1 (502), but close enough for the ChiDA to imply that our forefathers were with King David, especially here, since this is the place from which he went up to Hebron, to begin his kingship.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

For the archaeologists it\u2019s the town near Kiryat Gat. Previously, there had been a number of suggestions for the location of this city, but in all the earlier suggestions, there is no continuous settlement that includes a Philistine one (as is indicated by the name) as well as one from the time of David. This one has a number of exciting findings, which hopefully will be organized and open to the public for everyone to travel to, see and learn.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

You can read more and see photos in these articles: <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> and <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

POSTSCRIPT: Several days after we posted this, a new article came out with some other points of view:\u00a0
\r\nA Debate Begins: Mere hours after team claims to have uncovered 3,000-year-old biblical town of Ziklag south of Jerusalem, two of their peers insist they most certainly have not<\/a><\/p>\r\n

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We commonly view King David as a brave warrior and sweet singer of Israel. But in this chapter, we see another side to the great leader: as he journeys from Israel to the land of the Philistines, his political savvy is on full display. Specifically, knowing the Akhish was an enemy of the Israelities, David takes every opportunity to proactively dispel any notion that he might seek to harm the king.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

To begin, David arrives accompanied by some 600 men, making it clear, as Malbim notes, that he was not coming as a spy. What is more, the verse stresses that David came with his family. This suggests that David came not to plunder the area and flee, but to settle peacefully with his family. After all, if his intentions were not peaceful, why would he bring his family and risk their lives?<\/span><\/p>\r\n

David then requests to live not in the capital city but in a city surrounded by fields. Why does he specifically exclude the possibility of living in a walled city? Metzudat David notes that this too was intended to dissuade the king from suspecting him of establishing a seditious state. By leaving himself fully exposed, David signaled his peaceful intentions.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

David goes on to pillage Geshurite, Gizrite and Amalakite cities. He offers the loot to the king, further winning his trust. Seeking to protect himself, David lies and tells the king that he looted cities beyond the king\u2019s territory, including Israelite cities.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

All this was enough to convince Akhish that not only was David not planning to foment a rebellion, but in fact had become a trusted ally. Apparently, the rumors were true: David had been expelled from among the Israelites (presumably due to his rivalry with Saul), and the renowned warrior had now joined the side of the enemy.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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And David struck the land, and he left not a man or woman alive, and he took sheep and cattle and donkeys and camels and clothes and he returned and came to Achish (27:9).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Commentary:<\/span> he left not a man or woman alive\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\r\n

The narrator offers no indication of whether he thinks these massacres are morally objectionable or merely what Israel\u2019s traditional enemies deserve. A pragmatic reason for the butchery will be given in verse 11. It should be noted that David is not carrying out a total \u201cban\u201d (<\/span>herem<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/i> against these groups because he keeps all the livestock as booty, thus palpably building up a base of wealth for himself and his followers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

From: Robert Alter, <\/span>The Hebrew Bible<\/span><\/em>, <\/span><\/i>vol. 2: Prophets, W. W. Norton & Co., 2019, ad loc. 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Why did David still feel threatened by Saul (1) even after the latter (at the end of the previous chapter) had acknowledged David\u2019s right to the throne? It may well be that David had diagnosed Saul\u2019s malady\u2014as did some of the medieval exegetes\u2014as <\/span>marah shechorah<\/span><\/em> (literally, black bile), a euphemism for manic depressiveness, and appreciated that the depressed Saul would not necessarily honor the pledges of his manic self.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Whatever the case, David relocated to the land of the Philistines, despite their being arch-enemies of Israel, where he and his men\u2014having increased their number from 400 to 600\u2014entered the service of King Achish of Gath as mercenaries. Operating out of Tziklag, they raided the neighboring tribes to the southwest of the Land of Israel \u201call the way to Egypt\u201d (8). David\u2019s \u201cscorched earth\u201d policy, \u201c[he] left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels\u201d (9), was a nearly verbatim reprise of Saul\u2019s decimation of the priests of Nob (22:19). It is also understandable in light of the fact that one of the tribes attacked was Amalek, regarding whom Samuel had instructed Saul (15:3) to behave in the identical fashion (see <\/span>our comments to chapter 22<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

While Achish had previously ridiculed David as \u201ccrazy\u201d (21:16), he seems to have been more than willing to prosper from David\u2019s armed forays and, as the chapter ends, Achish convinces himself that \u201c[David] truly abhors his people, Israel, and he shall be my servant forever\u201d (12). 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\u201cListen to your Heart?\u201d<\/a> by Steven Dansky: When should we trust our instincts?<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIs Revelation a One-Time Event?\u201d<\/a> by Avital Morris: When does revelation end?<\/p>","post_main_content_image":"","post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"Go deeper into the chapter....","tile_main_caption":"Sefaria Source Sheets - I Samuel 27","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Click to get links to learning resources","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":42232,"alt":"","title":"sefaria-words-sunburst","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/png","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","width":608,"height":395,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst-300x195.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":195,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","medium_large-width":608,"medium_large-height":395,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","large-width":608,"large-height":395,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","1536x1536-width":608,"1536x1536-height":395,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","2048x2048-width":608,"2048x2048-height":395,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","post_full_size-width":608,"post_full_size-height":395,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/sefaria-words-sunburst.png","home_baner-width":608,"home_baner-height":395}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"Sefaria word sunburst visualization","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","old_create_date":"","links":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"I Samuel","chapter":"27","chapter_main_number":"259","date":"20260826","wall_id":"259"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false},{"order":11,"id":"58791","color":"#e2f4fa","size":"1","name":"A Lesson on the Daily Chapter- I Samuel 27 ","post_title":"A Lesson on the Daily Chapter- I Samuel 27","slug":"a-lesson-on-the-daily-chapter-i-samuel-27","old_id":"58791","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":{"id":40936,"post_title":"David Silber","slug":"david-silber-2","old_id":"40936","first_name":"David ","last_name":"Silber ","description":"Rabbi David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. 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  1. Apologies for going AWOL<\/span><\/i>. Desertion, and to Israel\u2019s sworn enemy yet, is not an easy thing. We can see in this chapter a certain hint at apologetics. For instance, in the way the story is told about how David misleads the Philistines, or in the fact that \u201cAt that time Achish granted him Ziklag; that is how Ziklag came to belong to the kings of Judah, as is still the case\u201d (verse 6). For recent exciting discoveries relating to the city of Ziklag - see Michal Kohane\u2019s post on this page.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  2. Yes, it\u2019s the same Achish<\/span><\/i>. Gath, with it\u2019s king Achish, was the destination of David\u2019s first flight from Saul, six chapters ago. Then his identity was discovered, and he had to feign madness in order to escape. This time, David returns to Gath, his identity clear to all, but his true intentions hidden.<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t
  3. Family guy<\/i>. David moves to the side of the Philistines with his troops and his family, which at this point consisted of two wives. It\u2019s worth noting their origins and their locations on the geo-political map of Judah and Israel: \u201cAhinoam the Jezreelite and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite\u201d (verse 3).<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","post_main_content_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"post_main_content_embedded_video":"","post_main_content_video_duration":"","post_main_content_show_fb_comments":"1","post_main_content_credit_media":"","tile_top_caption":"I Samuel 27","tile_main_caption":"Points to Ponder","tile_main_caption_size":"1","tile_sub_caption":"Insights and questions for personal reflection and group discussion","tile_preview_embedded":"","tile_preview_image":{"id":86314,"alt":"","title":"Points to ponder","caption":"","description":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","width":1000,"height":1000,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-300x300.jpg","medium-width":300,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-768x768.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":768,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","large-width":1000,"large-height":1000,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","1536x1536-width":1000,"1536x1536-height":1000,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","2048x2048-width":1000,"2048x2048-height":1000,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","post_full_size-width":1000,"post_full_size-height":1000,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder-420x420.jpg","home_baner-width":420,"home_baner-height":420}},"tile_preview_video":"","tile_external_link":"","tile_tile_gallery_items":"","tile_credits":"","alternate_tile_top_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption":"","alternate_tile_main_caption_size":"1","alternate_tile_sub_caption":"","alternate_tile_hide_media":"0","tile_group_preview_image_url":"","tile_group_main_caption":"","tile_group_sub_caption":"","tile_group_popup_package_extra_content":"","tile_group_read_time":"","home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo_seo_title":"","seo_seo_description":"","seo_seo_default_title":"","seo_seo_default_description":"","links":false,"tile_link_for_pay":"0","send_noty":false,"chapter_info":{"books_group":"Prophets","book":"I Samuel","chapter":"27","chapter_main_number":"259","date":"20260826","wall_id":"259"},"link_for_pay":false,"tags":false}],"static_cube_title":"","static_cube_brief":"","static_cube_color":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall\/58704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wall"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}