How many times is Ziklag mentioned in the Bible?
The word Ziklag appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 5 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Ziklag 15 times.
Ziklag in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Ziklag counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Ziklag | 15 | 15 |
| Total | 15 | 15 |
What the name Ziklag means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ziklag as "measure pressed down".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Ziklag most
Ziklag appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (7), then 1 Chronicles (3) and Joshua (2).
First and last mention of Ziklag
And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,
And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
The verse that uses it most is 1 Samuel 30:1, 3 times:
And it came to pass, when David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;
Common questions
How many times is Ziklag in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 15 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Ziklag appears in 5 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 Samuel has the most (7), then 1 Chronicles (3) and Joshua (2).
Where is Ziklag first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Joshua 15:31: "And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah," The last is Nehemiah 11:28.
What does the name Ziklag mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Ziklag as "measure pressed down".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.