a city of the Philistines, first assigned to the tribe of Judah,
and afterward to that of Simeon, Joshua xv, 31; xix, 5; but it does not
appear that the Philistines were ever driven out; as, when David fled
into their country from Saul, Achish gave the city to him, 1 Sam. xxvii,
5, 6. It was afterward burned by the Amalekites, 1 Sam. xxx, 1. But it
appears to have been rebuilt, as the author of the First Book of Samuel,
when relating its being given to David, adds, that it pertained to the
kings of Judah in his time.
and afterward to that of Simeon, Joshua xv, 31; xix, 5; but it does not
appear that the Philistines were ever driven out; as, when David fled
into their country from Saul, Achish gave the city to him, 1 Sam. xxvii,
5, 6. It was afterward burned by the Amalekites, 1 Sam. xxx, 1. But it
appears to have been rebuilt, as the author of the First Book of Samuel,
when relating its being given to David, adds, that it pertained to the
kings of Judah in his time.