A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.14.3; son of: Ahitub (H0285); father of: Abiathar (H0054); also called Ahijah (KJV: Ahiah) at 1Sa.14.3,18; Also named: a.chiy.yah (אֲחִיָּ֫הוּ "Ahijah" H0281O) § Ahimelech = "my brother is king" or "brother of Melek" 1) a priest murdered by Doeg at Saul's command, for supposedly assisting David 2) a Hittite warrior under David
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H288 — אֲחִימֶ֫לֶךְ
a.chi.me.lekh · Ahimelech · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Samuel 21:1 · אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ · אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְThen David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”1 Samuel 21:2 · לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.1 Samuel 21:8 · לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְThen David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”1 Samuel 22:9 · אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְBut Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.1 Samuel 22:11 · אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְThen the king sent messengers to summon Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and his father’s whole family, who were priests at Nob. And all of them came to the king.1 Samuel 22:14 · אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְAhimelech answered the king, “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard and honored in your house?1 Samuel 22:16 · אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְBut the king replied, “You will surely die, Ahimelech, you and all your father’s house!”1 Samuel 22:20 · לַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.1 Samuel 23:6 · אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)1 Samuel 26:6 · אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְAnd David asked Ahimelech the Hittite and Abishai son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, “Who will go down with me to Saul in the camp?” “I will go with you,” answered Abishai.1 Samuel 30:7 · אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְThen David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,2 Samuel 8:17 · וַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְZadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;1 Chronicles 24:3 · וַאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְWith the help of Eleazar’s descendant Zadok and Ithamar’s descendant Ahimelech, David divided them according to the offices of their service.1 Chronicles 24:6 · וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.1 Chronicles 24:31 · וַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְAs their brothers the descendants of Aaron did, they also cast lots in the presence of King David and of Zadok, Ahimelech, and the heads of the families of the priests and Levites—the family heads and their younger brothers alike.