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 · אֲחִימֶ֜לֶךְAnd David cometh in to Nob, unto Ahimelech the priest, and Ahimelech trembleth at meeting David, and saith to him, ‘Wherefore art thou thyself alone, and no man with thee?’1 Samuel 21:2 · לַאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְAnd David saith to Ahimelech the priest, ‘The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;1 Samuel 21:8 · לַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְAnd David saith to Ahimelech, ‘And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.’1 Samuel 22:9 · אֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְAnd answer doth Doeg the Edomite, who is set over the servants of Saul, and saith, ‘I have seen the son of Jesse coming in to Nob, unto Ahimelech son of Ahitub,1 Samuel 22:11 · אֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְAnd the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who are in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;1 Samuel 22:14 · אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְAnd Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, ‘And who among all thy servants is as David—faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?1 Samuel 22:16 · אֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְAnd the king saith, ‘Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.’1 Samuel 22:20 · לַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙And there escapeth one son of Ahimelech, son of Ahitub, and his name is Abiathar, and he fleeth after David,1 Samuel 23:6 · אֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְAnd it cometh to pass, in the fleeing of Abiathar son of Ahimelech unto David, to Keilah, an ephod came down in his hand.1 Samuel 26:6 · אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְAnd David answereth and saith unto Ahimelech the Hittite, and unto Abishai son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, ‘Who doth go down with me unto Saul, unto the camp?’ and Abishai saith, ‘I—I go down with thee.’1 Samuel 30:7 · אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְAnd David saith unto Abiathar the priest, son of Ahimelech, ‘Bring nigh, I pray thee, to me the ephod;’ and Abiathar bringeth nigh the ephod unto David,2 Samuel 8:17 · וַאֲחִימֶ֥לֶךְand Zadok son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, are priests, and Seraiah is scribe,1 Chronicles 24:3 · וַאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְAnd David distributeth them, and Zadok of the sons of Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to their office in their service;1 Chronicles 24:6 · וַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙And Shemaiah son of Nethaneel the scribe, of the Levites, writeth them before the king and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites: one house of a father being taken possession of for Eleazar, and one being taken possession of for Ithamar.1 Chronicles 24:31 · וַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְand they cast, they also, lots over-against their brethren the sons of Aaron, before David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and heads of the fathers, for priests and for Levites; the chief father over-against his younger brother.