Ahitub

Father of Zadok the priest during David's reign

A written article for Ahitub is still to come. Below and alongside: where Ahitub appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1800 BC
    1000 BC
  • Ahitub
    1700 BC to 1040 BC

Original word

  • אֲחִיטוּב ahitub
    H285
Relationships
Father: Amariah Son: Zadok Member of: Tribe of Levi
Citations
“Ahitub.” Theographic Bible Metadata (Viz.Bible). theographic-bible-metadata. Theographic Bible Metadata · CC BY-SA 4.0 Accessed 2026-08-29.
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Where Ahitub appears in Scripture

1 Samuel 14

וַֽאֲחִיָּה בֶן-אֲחִטוּב אֲחִי אִֽיכָבוֹד׀ בֶּן-פִּֽינְחָס בֶּן-עֵלִי כֹּהֵן׀ יְהוָה בְּשִׁלוֹ נֹשֵׂא אֵפוֹד וְהָעָם לֹא יָדַע כִּי הָלַךְ יֽוֹנָתָֽן׃
3
And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod'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 22

וַיַּעַן דֹּאֵג הָֽאֲדֹמִי וְהוּא נִצָּב עַל-עַבְדֵֽי-שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמַר רָאִיתִי אֶת-בֶּן-יִשַׁי בָּא נֹבֶה אֶל-אֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֲחִטֽוּב׃
9
Then 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.
וַיִּשְׁלַח הַמֶּלֶךְ לִקְרֹא אֶת-אֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב הַכֹּהֵן וְאֵת כָּל-בֵּית אָבִיו הַכֹּֽהֲנִים אֲשֶׁר בְּנֹב וַיָּבֹאוּ כֻלָּם אֶל-הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
11
Then 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.
וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל שְֽׁמַֽע-נָא בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב וַיֹּאמֶר הִנְנִי אֲדֹנִֽי׃
12
And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
וַיִּמָּלֵט בֵּן-אֶחָד לַֽאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֲחִטוּב וּשְׁמוֹ אֶבְיָתָר וַיִּבְרַח אַֽחֲרֵי דָוִֽד׃
20
And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

2 Samuel 8

וְצָדוֹק בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב וַֽאֲחִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֶבְיָתָר כֹּֽהֲנִים וּשְׂרָיָה סוֹפֵֽר׃
17
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

1 Chronicles 6

מְרָיוֹת הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲמַרְיָה וַֽאֲמַרְיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
7
Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
וַֽאֲחִיטוּב הוֹלִיד אֶת-צָדוֹק וְצָדוֹק הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחִימָֽעַץ׃
8
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
וַיּוֹלֶד עֲזַרְיָה אֶת-אֲמַרְיָה וַֽאֲמַרְיָה הוֹלִיד אֶת-אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
11
And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
וַֽאֲחִיטוּב הוֹלִיד אֶת-צָדוֹק וְצָדוֹק הוֹלִיד אֶת-שַׁלּֽוּם׃
12
And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
מְרָיוֹת בְּנוֹ אֲמַרְיָה בְנוֹ אֲחִיטוּב בְּנֽוֹ׃
52
Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

1 Chronicles 9

וַֽעֲזַרְיָה בֶן-חִלְקִיָּה בֶּן-מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-צָדוֹק בֶּן-מְרָיוֹת בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב נְגִיד בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
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;

1 Chronicles 18

וְצָדוֹק בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב וַֽאֲבִימֶלֶךְ בֶּן-אֶבְיָתָר כֹּֽהֲנִים וְשַׁוְשָׁא סוֹפֵֽר׃
16
And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

Ezra 7

בֶּן-שַׁלּוּם בֶּן-צָדוֹק בֶּן-אֲחִיטֽוּב׃
2
The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

Nehemiah 11

שְׂרָיָה בֶן-חִלְקִיָּה בֶּן-מְשֻׁלָּם בֶּן-צָדוֹק בֶּן-מְרָיוֹת בֶּן-אֲחִיטוּב נְגִד בֵּית הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
11
Seraiah 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.