(winding), a place which possesses a special interest from its having been the residence and the private property of David. It is first mentioned in the catalogue of the towns of Judah in Joshua 15:31 and occurs in the same connection among the places which were allotted out of the territory of Judah to Simeon (Joshua 19:5). We next encounter it in the possession of the Philistines (1 Samuel 27:6) when it was, at David’s request, bestowed upon him by Achish king of Gath. He resided there for a year and four months (1 Samuel 27:6-7; 30:14, 26; 1 Chronicles 12:1, 20). It was there he received the news of Saul’s death (2 Samuel 1:1; 4:10). He then relinquished it for Hebron (2 Samuel 2:1). Ziklag is finally mentioned as being reinhabited by the people of Judah after their return from captivity (Nehemiah 11:28). The situation of the town is difficult to determine, and we only know for certain that it was in the south country.