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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Ahitub

brother of goodness

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Ahitub

(brother of goodness).

The son of Phinehas and grandson of Eli, and therefore of the family of Ithamar. (1 Samuel 14:3; 22:9,11) (B.C. 1125.) He was succeeded by his son Ahijah (AHIMELECH). (B.C. 1085.)
Son of Amariah, and father of Zadok the high priest, (1 Chronicles 6:7,8; 2 Samuel 8:17) of the house of Eleazar. (B.C. before 1045.)

ATS Bible Dictionary

Ahitub

1. Grandson of Eli, and son of Phinehas, in whose place he succeeded to the high priesthood on the death of Eli, Phinehas having perished in battle, B. C. 1141, 1 Samuel 4:11.

2. Son of Amariah, and father of Zadok, 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 6:8.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Brother of goodness = good.

(1.) The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah (1 Samuel 14:3; 22:9, 11, 12, 20).

(2.) The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech (1 Chronicles 6:7, 8; 2 Samuel 8:17).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

AHITUB

a-hi'-tub ('achiTubh, "brother of goodness," i.e. "good brother," or, "my brother is goodness"):

(1) The brother of Ichabod and son of Phinehas the son of Eli (1 Samuel 14:3; 1 Samuel 22:9, 11, 12, 20), According to 1 Chronicles 24 he and his line were descended from Aaron through Ithamar. The record implies that he was born while his father and grandfather were priests at Shiloh, and it says that he was the father and grandfather of priests; but it is silent as to his own exercise of the priestly office. We have no information concerning the office from the time when the Philistines captured the ark till Saul became king. See AHIJAH; AHIMELECH; ABIATHAR.

(2) A descendant of Aaron through Eleazar: by this fact distinguished from Ahitub, the descendant of Ithamar, though nearly contemporaneous with him. Especially known as the father of Zadok who, at Solomon's accession, became sole high priest (2 Samuel 8:17 1 Chronicles 6:8; 1 Chronicles 18:16). His genealogical line, from Levi to the Exile, is given in 1 Chronicles 6:1-15. The three successive names, Ahitub and Zadok and Ahimaaz, appear in 2 Samuel 8:17; 2 Samuel 15:27, etc. The line is paralleled by selected names in Ezra 7:1-5, and relatively late parts of it are paralleled in 1 Chronicles 9:11 and Nehemiah 11:11. The best explanation of certain phenomena in Chronicles is that the record was copied from originals that were more or less fragmentary. In some cases, also, a writer gives only such parts of a genealogy as are needed for his purpose. It is due to these causes that there are many omissions in the genealogical lists, and that they supplement one another. Allowing for these facts there is no reason why we should not regard the genealogies of Ahitub as having distract historical value.

(3) In the genealogies, in the seventh generation from Ahitub, the descendant of Eleazar, appears another Ahitub, the son of another Amariah and the father (or grandfather) of another Zadok (1 Chronicles 6:11; 1 Chronicles 9:11, Nehemiah 11:11). The list in Ezra 7 omits a block of names, and the Ahitub there named may be either 2 or 3. He is mentioned in 1 Esdras 8:2 and 2 Esdras 1:1, and the name occurs in Judith 8:1. In these places it appears in the English versions in the various forms: Ahitub, Ahitob, Achitob, Acitho.

Willis J. Beecher

Strong's Hebrew

285. Achitub -- "my brother is goodness," two Israelites
... "my brother is goodness," two Israelites. Transliteration: Achitub Phonetic Spelling:
(akh-ee-toob') Short Definition: Ahitub. ... NASB Word Usage Ahitub (15). ...
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Library

The Cost of a Lie
... now is?" Then Doeg the Edomite, who was standing by the servants of Saul, spoke
up and said, "I saw the son of Jesse go to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/the cost of a lie.htm

How Solomon, when He had Received the Kingdom Took Off His
... the son of Abishua the high priest; his son was Joatham; Joatham's son was Meraioth;
Meraioth's son was Arophseus; Aropheus's son was Ahitub; and Ahitub's son ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 1 how solomon when.htm

The Pharisees' Sabbath and Christ's
... feeding their hungry brother. The brave Ahimelech, 'the son of Ahitub,' was
ahead of a good many people of to-day. The second example ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the pharisees sabbath and christs.htm

How Even Apostles Thought that a Lie was Often Useful and the ...
... to inform me," did Doeg the Edomite say anything but the truth, when he told him:
"I saw the son of Jesse in Nob, with Abimelech the son of Ahitub the priest ...
/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter xx how even apostles.htm

How the Philistines Made Another Expedition against the Hebrews ...
... it, and when the soldiers were not unwilling to follow him, but indeed showed great
readiness to do as he commanded them, the king called Ahitub the high priest ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how the philistines.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Thesaurus

Ahitub (16 Occurrences)
...AHITUB. ... (2) A descendant of Aaron through Eleazar: by this fact distinguished from
Ahitub, the descendant of Ithamar, though nearly contemporaneous with him. ...
/a/ahitub.htm - 14k

Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)
Ahi'tub. Ahitub, Ahi'tub. Ahlab . Multi-Version Concordance Ahi'tub
(15 Occurrences). 1 Samuel 14:3 and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub...
/a/ahi'tub.htm - 9k

Meraioth (7 Occurrences)
... Levite, a descendant of Aaron (1 Chronicles 6:6 Ezra 7:3), called "Memeroth" in
1 Esdras 8:2; and "Marimoth" in 2 Esdras 1:2. (2) The son of Ahitub and father ...
/m/meraioth.htm - 9k

Ahim'elech (16 Occurrences)
... 22:9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and
said: 'I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. ...
/a/ahim'elech.htm - 11k

Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar
(1 Samuel 22:20-23). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. ...
/a/ahimelech.htm - 20k

Merai'oth (7 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). 1
Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son; (See RSV). ...
/m/merai'oth.htm - 7k

Amari'ah (13 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). 1
Chronicles 6:11 and Azariah begot Amariah, and Amariah begot Ahitub; (See RSV). ...
/a/amari'ah.htm - 9k

Amariah (14 Occurrences)
... 1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the
father of Ahitub, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
/a/amariah.htm - 14k

Abi'athar (28 Occurrences)
... RSV). 1 Samuel 22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,
named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David. (See RSV). ...
/a/abi'athar.htm - 14k

Ahijah (23 Occurrences)
... (3.) Son of Ahitub (1 Samuel 14:3, 18), Ichabod's brother; the same probably as
Ahimelech, who was high priest at Nob in the reign of Saul (1 Samuel 22:11). ...
/a/ahijah.htm - 21k

Bible Concordance

Ahitub (16 Occurrences)

1 Samuel 14:3 and 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.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 22:9 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.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 22:11 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 came all of them to the king. The First Book of Kings
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 22:12 Saul said, "Hear now, you son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my lord."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Samuel 22:20 One of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 8:17 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Seraiah was scribe;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:7 Meraioth became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:8 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:11 and Azariah became the father of Amariah, and Amariah became the father of Ahitub,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:12 and Ahitub became the father of Zadok, and Zadok became the father of Shallum,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 8:11 And of Hushim he begat Ahitub, and Elpaal.
(WBS YLT)

1 Chronicles 9:11 and 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;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

1 Chronicles 18:16 and Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Ezra 7:2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Nehemiah 11:11 Seraiah 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,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

Subtopics

Ahitub

Ahitub: Father of Zadok

Ahitub: High Priest, Father of Ahiah

Ahitub: Ruler of the House of God

Ahitub: The Ahitub Mentioned In

Ahitub: The Ahitub Mentioned In is Probably Identical With the Last Described Above

Related Terms

Ahi'tub (15 Occurrences)

Meraioth (7 Occurrences)

Ahim'elech (16 Occurrences)

Ahimelech (17 Occurrences)