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Ahitub

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(brother of goodness). (1) Grandson of Eli (1 Sam. 14:3; 22:9-11³And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. (1 Samuel 14:3)
⁹Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. ¹⁰And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. ¹¹Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. (1 Samuel 22:9‑11)). (2) Father of Zadok the high priest (1 Chron. 6:7-8,11-12⁷Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, ⁸And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, (1 Chronicles 6:7‑8)
¹¹And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, ¹²And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, (1 Chronicles 6:11‑12); 2 Sam. 8:17¹⁷And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; (2 Samuel 8:17)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

1. Son of Phinehas, and grandson of Eli (1 Sam. 14:3³And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-chabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. (1 Samuel 14:3); 1 Sam. 22:9, 11-12, 20⁹Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. (1 Samuel 22:9)
¹¹Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob: and they came all of them to the king. ¹²And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord. (1 Samuel 22:11‑12)
²⁰And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. (1 Samuel 22:20)).

2. Son of Amariah, and father of Zadok (2 Sam. 8:17¹⁷And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe; (2 Samuel 8:17); 1 Chron. 6:7-8, 52⁷Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, ⁸And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz, (1 Chronicles 6:7‑8)
⁵²Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son, (1 Chronicles 6:52); 1 Chron. 18:16¹⁶And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe; (1 Chronicles 18:16)).

3. Son of another Amariah, and father of another Zadok, several generations later than No. 2. (1 Chron. 6:11-12¹¹And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub, ¹²And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum, (1 Chronicles 6:11‑12); Ezra 7:2²The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, (Ezra 7:2)).

4. Father of Meraioth, and “ruler of the house of God” (1 Chron. 9:11¹¹And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God; (1 Chronicles 9:11); Neh. 11:11¹¹Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God. (Nehemiah 11:11)).

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

285 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

’Achiytuwb

Phonic:

akh-ee-toob’

Meaning:

from 251 and 2898; brother of goodness; Achitub, the name of several priests

KJV Usage:

Ahitub

Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

brother of goodness

Potts’ Bible Proper Names:

Brother of goodness:― name of several priests, 1 Sam. 14:3. {Frater bonitatis}