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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Ahimelech</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/a/ahimelech.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/1_samuel/21-1.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/a/ahimelech.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Ahimelech</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ahiman--a_levite.htm" title="Ahiman: A Levite">◄</a> Ahimelech <a href="/topical/a/ahim'elech.htm" title="Ahim'elech">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> • <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> • <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Ahimelech, a significant priestly figure in the Old Testament, is primarily known for his interactions with David during a critical period of David's life. He was the son of Ahitub and served as a priest at Nob, a city of priests in the territory of Benjamin. Ahimelech's lineage traces back to Eli, the high priest, making him a descendant of the priestly line of Ithamar, one of Aaron's sons.<br><br><b>Encounter with David</b><br><br>Ahimelech's most notable biblical account is found in <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/21.htm">1 Samuel 21</a>. During this time, David was fleeing from King Saul, who sought to kill him. David arrived at Nob and approached Ahimelech, seeking provisions and weapons. Ahimelech, unaware of the full extent of David's situation, provided him with the consecrated bread, also known as the "bread of the Presence," which was typically reserved for priests. This act of kindness is later referenced by Jesus in the New Testament as an example of mercy over ritual (<a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">Matthew 12:3-4</a>; <a href="/mark/2-25.htm">Mark 2:25-26</a>; <a href="/luke/6-3.htm">Luke 6:3-4</a>).<br><br>Ahimelech also gave David the sword of Goliath, which had been kept at Nob. This encounter, however, was witnessed by Doeg the Edomite, Saul's chief herdsman, which would later have dire consequences for Ahimelech and the priests of Nob.<br><br><b>Tragic Consequences</b><br><br>In <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/22.htm">1 Samuel 22</a>, Saul, consumed by jealousy and paranoia, accused Ahimelech of conspiring with David. Despite Ahimelech's defense, asserting his loyalty to Saul and ignorance of any conspiracy, Saul ordered the execution of Ahimelech and the priests of Nob. Doeg the Edomite carried out the king's command, resulting in the massacre of eighty-five priests and the destruction of Nob. This tragic event marked one of the darkest moments in Saul's reign and highlighted the king's departure from God's ways.<br><br><b>Abiathar's Escape</b><br><br>Ahimelech's son, Abiathar, managed to escape the slaughter and fled to David, bringing with him the ephod, a priestly garment used for seeking God's guidance. Abiathar's survival ensured the continuation of the priestly line and he became a loyal supporter of David, serving as a priest during David's reign.<br><br><b>Legacy and Significance</b><br><br>Ahimelech's account is a poignant reminder of the cost of loyalty and the consequences of unchecked power. His actions, though resulting in personal tragedy, played a crucial role in the unfolding of God's plan for David. Ahimelech's provision of the consecrated bread to David is often cited as an example of prioritizing human need and compassion over strict adherence to ritual law.<br><br>Ahimelech's legacy is preserved through his son Abiathar, who continued to serve in the priestly role, maintaining the spiritual leadership that was vital to the nation of Israel. His account is a testament to the complexities of faith, loyalty, and the pursuit of righteousness in the face of adversity.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ahimelech</span><p>my brother is a king; my king's brother<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ahimelech</span><p>(<i>brother of the king</i>). <ol> <li>Son of Ahitub, (<a href="/1_samuel/22-11.htm">1 Samuel 22:11,12</a>) and high priest of Nob in the days of Saul. He gave David the shew bread to eat, and the sword of Goliath; and for so doing was put to death, with his whole house, by Saul's order. Abiathar alone escaped. [<a href="../a/abiathar.htm">ABIATHAR</a>] (B.C. 1085-1060.)</li> <li>A Hittite. (<a href="/1_samuel/26-6.htm">1 Samuel 26:6</a>)</li> </ol><a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ahimelech</span><p>1. Son of Ahitub, and brother of Ahiah, whom he succeeded in the high priesthood. Some think, however, that both names belong to the same person. During his priesthood the tabernacle was at Nob, where Ahimelech dwelt, with many priests. Here he received David when fleeing from Saul, and gave him the showbread and Goliath's sword. This act, as reported by Doeg the Edomite, Saul viewed as treasonous; and by the hand of this idolatrous and malignant foreigner, he put Ahimelech and eighty-five other priests of Jehovah to death, <a href="/context/1_samuel/22-1.htm">1 Samuel 22:1-23</a>-a crime sufficient of itself to forfeit the throne and the favor of God. </p><p>2. Also called Abimelech, <a href="/context/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a>, probably the same as Abiathar, which see, <a href="/context/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3</a>,6,31. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (<a href="/1_samuel/22-20.htm">1 Samuel 22:20</a>-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In <a href="/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a> he is called Abimelec, and is probably the same as Ahiah (<a href="/1_samuel/14-3.htm">1 Samuel 14:3</a>, 18). He was the twelfth high priest, and officiated at Nob, where he was visited by David (to whom and his companions he gave five loaves of the showbread) when he fled from Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">1 Samuel 21:1</a>-9). He was summoned into Saul's presence, and accused, on the information of Doeg the Edomite, of disloyalty because of his kindness to David; whereupon the king commanded that he, with the other priests who stood beside him (86 in all), should be put to death. This sentence was carried into execution by Doeg in the most cruel manner (<a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9</a>-23). Possibly Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally transposed in <a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm">2 Samuel 8:17</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a>, marg.;<a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm"> 24:3</a>, 6, 31. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">AHIMELECH</span><p>a-him'-e-lek ('achimelekh, "brother of a king," or, "my brother is king," or, "king is brother"):<br><br>(1) The father of David's high priest Abiathar: son of Ahitub, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli (<a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">1 Samuel 21:1, 2, 8</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9-20</a>; 23:06; 30:7). Ahijah the son of Ahitub (<a href="/1_samuel/14-3.htm">1 Samuel 14:3, 18</a>) was either the same person under another name, or was Ahimelech's father or brother. See <a href="../a/ahijah.htm">AHIJAH, 3</a>. Ahimelech is an interesting person, especially because he stands for whatever information we have concerning the priestly office in Israel during the period between Eli and David. Whether the Deuteronomic law for a central sanctuary originated with Moses or not, its provisions were very imperfectly carried out during the times of the Judges. This was particularly the case after the capture of the ark by the Philistines, and the deaths of Eli and his sons. From that time to the middle of the reign of David the ark was in the custody of the men of Kiriath-jearim "in the hill," or "in Gibeah" (<a href="/1_samuel/7-1.htm">1 Samuel 7:1</a> <a href="/2_samuel/6-2.htm">2 Samuel 6:2, 3</a>).<br><br>As a general proposition Israel "sought not unto it" (<a href="/1_chronicles/13-3.htm">1 Chronicles 13:3</a>), though there is nothing to forbid the idea that it may, on occasion, have been brought out from its seclusion (<a href="/1_samuel/14-18.htm">1 Samuel 14:18</a>). Before and after the accession of Saul some of the functions of the national sanctuary were transacted, of course very incompletely, at Gilgal (<a href="/1_samuel/10-8.htm">1 Samuel 10:8</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/11-14.htm">1 Samuel 11:14, 15</a>; 13:07; 15:12, 21, 33). Whether there was a priesthood, with Ahitub the grandson of Eli as high priest, is a matter on which we have no information; but we may remind ourselves that the common assumption that such men as Samuel and Saul performed priestly offices is nothing but an assumption. After Saul has been king for a good many years we find Ahijah in his retinue, acting as priest and wearing priestly vestments. A few years later Ahimelech is at the head of the very considerable priestly establishment at Nob. The scale on which it existed is indicated by the fact that 85 robed priests perished in the massacre (<a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18</a>).<br><br>They had families residing at Nob (<a href="/1_samuel/22-19.htm">1 Samuel 22:19</a>). They were thought of as priests of Yahweh, and were held in reverence (<a href="/1_samuel/22-17.htm">1 Samuel 22:17</a>). It was a hereditary priesthood (<a href="/1_samuel/22-11.htm">1 Samuel 22:11, 15</a>). Men deposited votive offerings there, the sword of Goliath, for example (<a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a>). There seems to have been some kind of police authority, whereby a person might be "detained" (<a href="/1_samuel/21-7.htm">1 Samuel 21:7</a>). It was customary to inquire of Yahweh there (<a href="/1_samuel/22-10.htm">1 Samuel 22:10, 15</a>). A distraction was made between the common and the holy (<a href="/1_samuel/21-4.htm">1 Samuel 21:4-6</a>). The custom of the shewbread was maintained (<a href="/1_samuel/21-6.htm">1 Samuel 21:6</a>). In fine, Jesus is critically correct in calling the place "the house of God" (<a href="/mark/2-26.htm">Mark 2:26</a>). The account does not say that the ark was there, or that the burnt-offering of the morning and evening was offered, or that the great festivals were held. The priestly head of the establishment at Nob is represented to have been the man who had the right to the office through his descent from Aaron. It is gratuitous to assume that there were other similar sanctuaries in Israel, though the proposition that there were none might be, like other negative propositions, hard to establish by positive proof.<br><br>(2) A son of Abiathar (<a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm">2 Samuel 8:17</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/24-6.htm">1 Chronicles 24:6</a>), and grandson of the above. In a list of the heads of departments under David, a list belonging later than the middle of David's 40 years, and in which David's sons appear, this Ahimelech, the son of David's friend, is mentioned as sharing with Zadok a high position in the priesthood. In this capacity, later, he shared with David and Zadok in the apportionment of the priests into 24 ancestral classes, 16 of the house of Eleazar, and 8 of the house of Ithamar (<a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/24.htm">1 Chronicles 24</a>). In this account Ahimelech is mentioned three times, and with some detail. It is alleged as a difficulty that Abiathar was then living, and was high priest along with Zadok (<a href="/1_chronicles/15-11.htm">1 Chronicles 15:11</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-29.htm">2 Samuel 15:29</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-11.htm">2 Samuel 19:11</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/20-25.htm">2 Samuel 20:25</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-27.htm">1 Kings 2:27, 35</a>; <a href="/1_kings/4-4.htm">1 Kings 4:4</a>, etc.). But surely there is no improbability in the affirmation that Abiathar had a son named Ahimelech, or that this son performed prominent priestly functions in his father's lifetime.<br><br>Many regard "Ahimelech the son of Abiathar" (Matthew gives Ahimelech) as an inadvertent transposition for "Abiathar the son of Ahimelech." This is rather plausible in the passage in <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/8.htm">2 Samuel 8</a> and the duplicate of it in <a href="/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a>, but it has no application in the detailed account in <a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/24.htm">1 Chronicles 24</a>. One must accept Ahimelech the son of Abiathar as historical unless, indeed, one regards the testimony of Ch to a fact as evidence in disproof of that fact. See <a href="../a/abiathar.htm">ABIATHAR</a>.<br><br>(3) A Hittite, a companion and friend of David, when he was hiding from Saul in the wilderness (<a href="/1_samuel/26-6.htm">1 Samuel 26:6</a>).<br><br>Willis J. Beecher<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/288.htm"><span class="l">288. Achimelek -- "brother of a king," an Israelite name, also a <b>...</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> "brother of a king," an Israelite name, also a Hittite name. Transliteration: Achimelek<br> Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-meh'-lek) Short Definition: <b>Ahimelech</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/288.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_12_how_david_fled.htm"><span class="l">How David Fled to <b>Ahimelech</b> and Afterwards to the Kings of the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 12. How David Fled To <b>Ahimelech</b> And Afterwards To The Kings Of The Philistines<br> And Of The Moabites, And How Saul Slew <b>Ahimelech</b> And His Family. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 12 how david fled.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/the_cost_of_a_lie.htm"><span class="l">The Cost of a Lie</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then David went to Nob, to <b>Ahimelech</b> the priest who came trembling to meet David<br> and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?" David answered <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the cost of a lie.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/love_and_remorse.htm"><span class="l">Love and Remorse</span></a> <br><b>...</b> son of Xer, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people<br> pitched round about him.6. Then answered David and said to <b>Ahimelech</b> the Hittite <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/love and remorse.htm</font><p><a href="/library/mcgarvey/the_four-fold_gospel/xxxviii_jesus_defends_disciples_who.htm"><span class="l">Jesus Defends Disciples who Pluck Grain on the Sabbath.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [Jesus here refers to the incident recorded at I. Sam. xxi.1-6. <b>Ahimelech</b> and Abiathar<br> have been confused by transcribers. It should read <b>Ahimelech</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xxxviii jesus defends disciples who.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/a_soldier_who_spared_his.htm"><span class="l">A Soldier who Spared his Enemy</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Now when Abiathar, the son of <b>Ahimelech</b>, fled to David in Keilah, he came down<br> with the priestly robe used in consulting Jehovah in his hand. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/a soldier who spared his.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xxi_esther_in_danger.htm"><span class="l">Esther in Danger of Her Life Followed the Grace of virtue...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> friendly to him. For friendship must ever be combined with virtue, as<br> the examples of Jonathan and <b>Ahimelech</b> show. 123. Why did <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xxi esther in danger.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/"><span class="l">The Antiquities of the Jews</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 12. How David Fled To <b>Ahimelech</b> And Afterwards To The Kings Of The Philistines<br> And Of The Moabites, And How Saul Slew <b>Ahimelech</b> And His Family. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/josephus/the antiquities of the jews/</font><p><a href="/library/anonymous/scottish_psalter_and_paraphrases/psalm_52.htm"><span class="l">Psalm 52</span></a> <br><b>...</b> To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and<br> told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of <b>Ahimelech</b>. 8,6,8,6. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 52.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/book_9_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Book 9 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Accordingly, when Saul commanded his guards to slay <b>Ahimelech</b> and the priests at<br> Nob, they knew it to be an unlawful command, and would not obey it, 1 Samuel 22 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/book 9 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xi_having_adduced_examples.htm"><span class="l">Having Adduced Examples of Certain Frauds Found in a Few Passages <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Thus that man drunk with the wine of wickedness brought death on the high priest<br> <b>Ahimelech</b>, [676] through a terrible act of treachery, because he had received <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xi having adduced examples.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/a/ahimelech.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ahimelech</b> (17 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Possibly Abiathar had a son also called <b>Ahimelech</b>, or the two names, as some think,<br> may have been accidentally transposed in 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahimelech.htm - 20k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahimelech's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ahimelech's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Ahimelech's</b> (1 Occurrence). 1 Samuel 30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest,<br><b>Ahimelech's</b> son, I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahimelech's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahim'elech.htm"><span class="l">Ahim'elech (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Ahim'elech. <b>Ahimelech</b>, Ahim'elech. <b>Ahimelech's</b> . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Ahim'elech (16 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 21:1 Then came <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahim'elech.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/n/nob.htm"><span class="l">Nob (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> city of the priests, first mentioned in the history of David's wanderings (1 Samuel<br> 21:1). Here the tabernacle was then standing, and here <b>Ahimelech</b> the priest <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/n/nob.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahijah.htm"><span class="l">Ahijah (23 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (3.) Son of Ahitub (1 Samuel 14:3, 18), Ichabod's brother; the same probably as<br><b>Ahimelech</b>, who was high priest at Nob in the reign of Saul (1 Samuel 22:11). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahijah.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahitub.htm"><span class="l">Ahitub (16 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2.) The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination<br> of the family of <b>Ahimelech</b> (1 Chronicles 6:7, 8; 2 Samuel 8:17). Int. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahitub.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abi'athar.htm"><span class="l">Abi'athar (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> RSV). 1 Samuel 22:20 And one of the sons of <b>Ahimelech</b> the son of Ahitub,<br> named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abi'athar.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/ahi'tub.htm"><span class="l">Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Samuel 22:9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul,<br> and said: 'I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to <b>Ahimelech</b> the son of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/ahi'tub.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/doeg.htm"><span class="l">Doeg (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Fearful, an Edomite, the chief overseer of Saul's flocks (1 Samuel 21:7). At the<br> command of Saul he slew the high priest <b>Ahimelech</b> (qv) at Nob, together with <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/doeg.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/abimelech.htm"><span class="l">Abimelech (63 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 18:16). In the parallel passage, 2 Samuel 8:17, we have the name <b>Ahimelech</b>,<br> and Abiathar, the son of <b>Ahimelech</b>. This most authorities <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/abimelech.htm - 36k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Abimelech-Bible.html">Who was Abimelech in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/bread-of-the-presence.html">What was the bread of the Presence (Exodus 25:30)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Psalms-David.html">How many psalms did David write? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-1.htm">1 Samuel 21:1</a></span><br />Then came David to Nob to <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no man with you?"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-2.htm">1 Samuel 21:2</a></span><br />David said to <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the priest, "The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me,'Let no man know anything of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you; and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.'<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/21-8.htm">1 Samuel 21:8</a></span><br />David said to <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, "Isn't there here under your hand spear or sword? For I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-9.htm">1 Samuel 22:9</a></span><br />Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, "I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the son of Ahitub.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-11.htm">1 Samuel 22:11</a></span><br />Then the king sent to call <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests who were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. The First Book of Kings<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-14.htm">1 Samuel 22:14</a></span><br />Then <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> answered the king, and said, "Who among all your servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into your council, and is honorable in your house?<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-16.htm">1 Samuel 22:16</a></span><br />The king said, "You shall surely die, <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, you, and all your father's house."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/22-20.htm">1 Samuel 22:20</a></span><br />One of the sons of <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/23-6.htm">1 Samuel 23:6</a></span><br />It happened, when Abiathar the son of <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/26-6.htm">1 Samuel 26:6</a></span><br />Then answered David and said to <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, "Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?" Abishai said, "I will go down with you."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/30-7.htm">1 Samuel 30:7</a></span><br />David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, "Please bring me here the ephod." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/8-17.htm">2 Samuel 8:17</a></span><br />and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-16.htm">1 Chronicles 18:16</a></span><br />And Zadok, the son of Ahitub; and <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-3.htm">1 Chronicles 24:3</a></span><br />David with Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> of the sons of Ithamar, divided them according to their ordering in their service.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-6.htm">1 Chronicles 24:6</a></span><br />Shemaiah the son of Nethanel the scribe, who was of the Levites, wrote them in the presence of the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span> the son of Abiathar, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; one fathers' house being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/24-31.htm">1 Chronicles 24:31</a></span><br />These likewise cast lots even as their brothers the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>, and the heads of the fathers' houses of the priests and of the Levites; the fathers' houses of the chief even as those of his younger brother.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/52-1.htm">Psalms 52:1</a></span><br /><To the chief music-maker. Maschil. Of David. When Doeg the Edomite came to Saul saying, David has come to the house of <span class="boldtext">Ahimelech</span>.> Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?<br /><span class="source">(BBE DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/a/ahimelech.htm">Ahimelech</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ahimelech--a_hittite,_and_friend_of_david.htm">Ahimelech: A Hittite, and Friend of David</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ahimelech--also_called_ahia--a_high_priest,_during_the_reign_of_david--killed_by_the_command_of_saul.htm">Ahimelech: Also Called Ahia--A High Priest, During the Reign of David: Killed by the Command of Saul</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ahimelech--gives_shewbread_and_the_sword_of_goliath_to_david.htm">Ahimelech: Gives Shewbread and the Sword of Goliath to David</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ahimelech.htm">Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/ahimelech's.htm">Ahimelech's (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/a/ahiman--a_levite.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ahiman: A Levite"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ahiman: A Levite" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/a/ahim'elech.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ahim'elech"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ahim'elech" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>