Ahitub (1Sa 14:3)
Son of Phinehas, father of Ahimelech, in the united monarchy of Israel. Named in scripture at 1 Samuel 14:3.
What we know — and how we know it
Where in scripture
1 Samuelincluding Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. The people didn’t know that Jonathan was gone.
1 Samuel 14:3
Then Doeg the Edomite, who stood by the servants of Saul, answered and said, “I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
1 Samuel 22:9
Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father’s house, the priests who were in Nob; and they all came to the king.
1 Samuel 22:11
Saul said, “Hear now, you son of Ahitub.” He answered, “Here I am, my lord.”
1 Samuel 22:12
One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
1 Samuel 22:20
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.
