We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
We raided the southern territory of the Cherethites, the area that belongs to Judah, and the southern part of Caleb's land. We also burned down Ziklag.
The speaker is confessing to raiding and burning various territories in southern Israel, including David's town of Ziklag.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is spoken by a young Egyptian slave who had been left behind by Amalekite raiders when he became sick. David and his men found him and nursed him back to health, and in gratitude, he revealed the locations his Amalekite masters had attacked. The Amalekites had been conducting widespread raids across the southern territories of Israel, including burning Ziklag where David and his men had been living under Philistine protection.
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