Ahimelech
[Ăhĭm’elĕch] – brother of the king or my brother is king.
1. A son of Ahitub and chief at Nob, who was slain for assisting David when he fled from Saul (1 Sam. 21:1-8; 1 Sam. 22:9-20; 1 Sam. 23:6; 1 Sam. 30:7).
2. A Hittite officer and follower of David (1 Sam. 26:6).
3. The son of Abiathar the priest who escaped slaughter at Nob (2 Sam. 8:17; 1 Chron. 18:16; 24:6). Some writers feel that the names of Abiathar and Ahimelech in these verses have been transposed.
Today’s Reading Is From:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
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