And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father’s house.
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Glossary
- Ahimelech Person
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Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar ( 1 Sam. 22:20-23 ). He descended from Eli in the line of Ithamar. In 1 Chr. 18:16 he is called Abimelech, and is probably the same as Ahiah ( 1 Sam. 14:3 , 18).