1. 2 Samuel 1:1 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Where was Ziklag?

2 Samuel 1:1 (ESV)

1 After the death of Saul, when David had returned from striking down the Amalekites, David remained two days in Ziklag.

Ziklag was in southwest Judah (Joshua 15:31; Joshua 19:5, Joshua 19:9). It was a long way from Mount Gilboa,1 a distance of 125 kilometres.2