Translations
Modern
…in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
Traditional
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
Literal
And in Ziklag, and in Mekonah and in its villages.
Latin
…et in Siceleg, et in Mochona, et in filiabus ejus,
Original
Hebrew
English
…in Ziklag; in Meconah and its villages;
Notes
The story goes back to the topic of bringing people back to live in the safe city of Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 7:1–5). The list of names is similar to the one in 1 Chronicles 9:2–17.
Theme notes and profiles
Places
Meconah: A town inhabited by the people of Judah after the exile Ziklag: A city given to David; originally Judah's, then Simeon's
Glossary
Topics
Mekonah: A City in the Territory of the Tribe of Judah Ziklag: Inhabited by the Returned Exiles of Judah