The location of Ziklag is disputed, though it was most certainly to the south of Gath. It is listed among the Judahite cities in Joshua 15:31. It was part of the Negeb province and, on account of Judah’s size, assigned to the territory of Simeon (see Joshua 19:5, Joshua 19:9).
6 So that day Achish gave him Ziklag. Therefore Ziklag has belonged to the kings of Judah to this day.