Brother of goodness = good. (1.) The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah (1 Sam. 14:3; 22:9, 11, 12, 20). (2.) The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech (1 Chr. 6:7, 8; 2 Sam. 8:17).
BIBLE DICTIONARY
Ahitub
Scripture references
1 Samuel 14:31 Samuel 22:91 Samuel 22:111 Samuel 22:121 Samuel 22:201 Chronicles 6:71 Chronicles 6:82 Samuel 8:17
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording may reflect the scholarship and language of its era.