Ahimelech
Ahimelech (Hebrew: "brother to the king"), the son of
Ahitub and father of
Abiathar (1 Sam. 22:20-23). He descended from
Eli in the line of
Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as Ahiah (1 Sam. 14:3, 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 (1 Sam. 21:1-9). 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 (1 Sam. 22:9-23). Possibly
Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally transposed in 2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chr. 18:16, marg.; 24:3, 6, 31.
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Ahimelech
[Judaic] The high priest of Israel, executed on Saul's orders for treason.
Ahimelech
my brother is a king; my king's brother
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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Ahimelech
(brother of the king).
→ Son of Ahitub, (1 Samuel 22:11,12) 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. See: Abiathar (B.C. 1085-1060.)
→ A Hittite. (1 Samuel 26:6)
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) , by William Smith.
About
Ahimelech
brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam. 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as Ahiah (1 Sam. 14:3, 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 (1 Sam. 21:1-9). 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 (1 Sam. 22:9-23). Possibly Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally transposed in 2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chr. 18:16, marg.; 24:3, 6, 31.