Abiathar
son of Ahimelech, the priest (1SA 22:20), counselor to David (1CH 27:34)
PersonTribe of Levimale29 verses
Names
- Abiathar — אֶבְיָתָ֑ר avəiyatar “[my] father gives abundance or the father is preeminent” (H54) · Ἀβιαθάρ Abiathár (G8) — 1 Samuel 22:20
Family
- father of Ahimelech (son of Abiathar) (inferred)
- father of Jonathan (son of Abiathar the priest) (inferred)
Named together
Appearances
Topical references
- 1. High priest. Called AHIMELECH in — 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 24:3; 1 Chronicles 24:6; 1 Chronicles 24:31
- And ABIMELECH — 1 Chronicles 18:16
- Son of Ahimelech — 1 Samuel 22:20
- Escapes to David from the vengeance of Saul, who slew the priests in the City of Nob — 1 Samuel 22:20
- Consults the ephod for David — 1 Samuel 22:9; 1 Samuel 30:9
- Associate high priest with Zadok in the reign of David — 2 Samuel 15:35; 2 Samuel 20:25; 1 Kings 4:4; 1 Chronicles 15:11
- But called AHIMELECH and father of Abiathar — 2 Samuel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 18:16
- Loyal to David when Absalom rebelled; leaves Jerusalem with the ark of the covenant, but is directed by David to return with the ark — 2 Samuel 15:24
- Helps David by sending his son from Jerusalem to David with secret information concerning the counsel of Ahithophel — 2 Samuel 15:35; 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:15; 1 Kings 2:26
- Supports Adonijah's pretensions to the throne — 1 Kings 1:7
- Thrust out of office by Solomon — 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:27
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.