Two days later David and his men arrived back at Ziklag. The Amalekites had raided southern Judah and attacked Ziklag. They had burned down the town

We had raided the territory of the Cherethites in the southern part of Judah and the territory of the clan of Caleb, and we burned down Ziklag."

He risked his life when he killed Goliath, and the LORD won a great victory for Israel. When you saw it, you were glad. Why, then, do you now want to do wrong to an innocent man and kill David for no reason at all?"

After Saul's death David came back from his victory over the Amalekites and stayed in Ziklag for two days.

Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag,

David was living in Ziklag, where he had gone to escape from King Saul. There he was joined by many experienced, reliable soldiers,

These are the soldiers from Manasseh who went over to David's side when he was returning: Adnah, Jozabad, Jediael, Michael, Jozabad, Elihu, and Zillethai. In Manasseh they had all commanded units of a thousand men.

They lived in the city of Ziklag, in Meconah and its villages,