ZIKLAG . A town given by Achish king of Gath to the outlawed David ( 1 Samuel 27:6; 1 Samuel 30:1 ff., 2Sa 1:1; 2 Samuel 4:10 , 1 Chronicles 12:1; 1 Chronicles 12:20 ). In the national register of cities it is assigned to Judah ( Joshua 15:31 ) or to Simeon ( Joshua 19:5 ), and is mentioned also in the post-exilic list ( Nehemiah 11:28 ). It has been identified with Zuheilîqa , 11 m. S. E. of Gaza, and 20 m. S.W. from Eleutheropolis.
H. L. Willett.