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	In the Days of Abiathar
		David then told Ahimelech that he was on a secret mission for the king with orders not to "let anyone know anything about the business," and so he had his men hiding in "such and such a place" (v:2).
		Ahimelech told him that there was no "common bread" but only the "holy bread." Before he would give it to David, he wanted to know "if the young men [whom David had said were hiding in such and such a place] have at least kept themselves from women" (v:4).
		Abiathar was Ahimelech's son, who succeeded to the high priesthood when Saul ordered the extermination of all the priests at Nob for the help that Ahimelech had given David.
	www.errantyears.com /1996/old/000024.html (1355 words)

	Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible [First Samuel, Chapter XXI].
		Ahimelech the priest is surprised to see him in so poor an equipage; having heard that he had fallen into disgrace at court, he looked shy upon him, as most are apt to do upon their friends when the world frowns upon them.
		He told Ahimelech a gross untruth, that Saul had ordered him business to despatch, that his attendants were dismissed to such a place, and that he was charged to observe secresy and therefore durst not communicate it, no, not to the priest himself.
		Ahimelech thinks that the young men that attended David might not eat of this bread unless they had for some time abstained from women, even from their own wives; this was required at the giving of the law (Exod.
	www.apostolic-churches.net /bible/mhc/MHC09021.HTM (3214 words)

	Ahimelech - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ahimelech - brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam.
		This sentence was carried into execution by Doeg in the most cruel manner (1 Sam.
		Possibly Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally transposed in 2 Sam.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahimelech (198 words)

	BD Ahimelech
		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.
		And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
		And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, one of the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites: one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and one taken for Ithamar.
	scriptures.lds.org /bda/ahmlch?sr=1 (935 words)

	HM111 -- DID JESUS GET IT WRONG? AHIMELECH OR ABIATHAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		From this we can be certain beyond reasonable doubt, that Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, and his son Abiathar, would have been the high priestly family of the day.
		It was "Ahimelech and his father's house" who were required to present themselves to Saul.
		Ahimelech might have become aged, and too frail for some of the more physically and mentally demanding duties of the High priest.
	home.mira.net /~housmail/hm111.htm (1328 words)

	Sermon 40 - Jeremiah's ancestry in the reign of Saul and David.
		He came from a long line of rural priests, who embraced all the trappings associated with the ancient country shrines, yet who, withal, remained firm as a rock in their faith and worship of Jehovah.
		These priests could look back to their ancestor, Ahimelech who, in the reign of King Saul, befriended David, as the young fugitive from the unhappy monarch sought food and shelter at the little temple of the Israelite village of Nob.
		Ahimelech, the high priest there, gave David and his men the old bread off the altar, when the new provision of bread was offered in prayer to God.
	www.new-birth.net /sot/sermon40.htm (522 words)

	bible.org: ISBE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		In this capacity, later, he shared with David and Zadok in the apportionment of the priests into 24 ancestral classes, 16 of the house of Eleazar, and 8 of the house of Ithamar (1 Ch 24).
		Many regard "Ahimelech the son of Abiathar" (Mt gives Ahimelech) as an inadvertent transposition for "Abiathar the son of Ahimelech." This is rather plausible in the passage in 2 Sam 8 and the duplicate of it in 1 Ch 18:16, but it has no application in the detailed account in 1 Ch 24.
		One must accept Ahimelech the son of Abiathar as historical unless, indeed, one regards the testimony of Ch to a fact as evidence in disproof of that fact.
	www.bible.org /isbe.asp?id=316 (897 words)

	What Men with David?
		I have emphasized the name Ahimelech in bold print to direct attention to the obvious fact that the priest who gave David assistance on this occasion was Ahimelech and not Abiathar, whom Mark claimed Jesus had said was the high priest at the time of this incident.
		Ahimelech, being a priest, wanted assurances that these men, whom David pretended were in hiding, were pure enough to eat the sacred showbread, and so he asked David if they had been with any women recently.
		Furthermore, David also asked Ahimelech to give him a sword or spear (v:8), and Ahimelech gave him the sword of the giant Goliath, which was taken to the tabernacle after David had killed Goliath with a stone hurled from a sling (vs:8-9).
	www.infidels.org /library/magazines/tsr/1999/6/996david.html (4086 words)

	bible.org: Saul Loses His Grip (1 Samuel 22:5 --23:14) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Instead, Ahimelech stands up to Saul, speaking on David’s behalf, and reminding the king that David is not only his most faithful servant but the man whom the people honor, and whom Saul has promoted to positions of power and authority.
		Ahimelech did assist David, by inquiring of the Lord for him, by giving him some of the sacred bread, and by giving him the sword of Goliath.
		Ahimelech is a prototype of all those who suffer and die for associating with Jesus Christ, as he died for his association with David.
	www.bible.org /page.asp?page_id=368 (6369 words)

	Saul Kills the Priests of Nob
		The massacre of Ahimelech, the priests and Nob
		Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and his father's whole family, who were the priests at Nob, and they all came to the king.
		Ahimelech answered the king, "Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king's son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?
	home.comcast.net /~davebowser/bible/david/david13.html (868 words)

	1 Samuel 21 - David at Nob and at Gath
		To Ahimelech the priest: Ahimelech was a priest, and he was where a priest should be - at the house of God, the tabernacle of the Lord, where the sacred altar and Ark of the Covenant were.
		Ahimelech was afraid when he met David: It seemed unusual to Ahimelech that a prominent man like David would wander around the villages of Judea all by himself.
		Why couldn’t he come to Ahimelech the priest, and say “Ahimelech, as strange as it might seem to you, Saul is trying to kill me. I don’t understand the situation myself, but I know God does not want me to die at the hands of Saul.
	www.enduringword.com /commentaries/0921.htm (4206 words)

	Ahimelech (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		Ahijah the son of Ahitub (1 Samuel 14:3, 1 Samuel 14:18) was either the same person under another name, or was Ahimelech's father or brother.
		Ahimelech is an interesting person, especially because he stands for whatever information we have concerning the priestly office in Israel during the period between Eli and David.
		A few years later Ahimelech is at the head of the very considerable priestly establishment at Nob.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/316 (938 words)

	Doeg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is the incident where David has fled from Saul's jealous anger, to the High Priest Ahimelech, where David and his men are fed with the showbread, and David is given the sword of Goliath.
		Doeg was at Nob and witnessed Ahimelech's service to David.
		1Sa 22:9 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.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doeg (253 words)

	Easton's Bible Dictionary
		Some, however, suppose that Ahimelech was the brother of Ahijah, and that they both officiated as high priests, Ahijah at Gibeah or Kirjath-jearim, and Ahimelech at Nob.
		Ahimelech Brother of the king, the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (Sa1 22:20).
		Possibly Abiathar had a son also called Ahimelech, or the two names, as some think, may have been accidentally transposed in Sa2 8:17; Ch1 18:16, marg.; Ch1 24:3, Ch1 24:6, Ch1 24:31.
	www.sacred-texts.com /bib/ebd/ebd014.htm (733 words)

	Scripture Studies - A Study of Wisdom
		Ahimelech was not told that David was fleeing from Saul.
		In fact, Ahimelech was led to believe that David was sent on a mission by Saul.
		Doeg knew that Ahimelech was not aware that David was fleeing from Saul.
	www.scripturestudies.com /Vol9/I5/wis.html (890 words)

	JFB Commentary on 1st Samuel Chapter 21
		Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech--Nob, a city of the priests (1Sa 22:19), was in the neighborhood of Jerusalem, on the Mount of Olives--a little north of the top, and on the northeast of the city.
		Ahimelech, the same as Ahiah, or perhaps his brother, both being sons of Ahitub (compare 1Sa 14:3, with 1Sa 22:4-11,20).
		Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David--suspecting some extraordinary occurrence by his appearing so suddenly, and in such a style, for his attendants were left at a little distance.
	bible.christiansunite.com /jfb.cgi?b=09&c=21&print=1 (758 words)

	Other Names and Places
		Ahimelech was the son of Ahitub and the father of Abiathar.
		Ahimelech protested that he had done nothing wrong as David was Saul’s son-in-law and captain over the King’s bodyguard.
		The servants refused and the grim execution was carried out by King’s Edomite herdsman, Doeg; only Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, escaped to join David in the mountains.
	www.geocities.com /billbenhamosm/otherofficers.htm (568 words)

	1 Samuel 21:8 David said to Ahimelech, Isn't there here under
		And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword?
		And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand a spear or sword?
		And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword?
	bible.cc /1_samuel/21-8.htm (305 words)

	Abiathar and the showbread men of David - TheologyWeb Campus
		Neither Ahimelech nor Abiathar are ever given the title in the OT, though it is clear that Abiathar served as a leading priest (along with Zadok) and Ahimelech may have ranked highly as well.
		If Ahimelech was not in charge he would have likely asked his superior to deal with the serious situation.
		He had to have known that if he just mentioned "The King" Ahimelech would've concluded that he was referring to Saul the same way that his referral to "The King" to Jonathan would make Jonathan conclude David was referring to Saul in the previous chapter in 1st Samuel.
	www.theologyweb.com /forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=11627 (5914 words)

	Archived: Saul's Men With David? - TheologyWeb Campus
		David assures Ahimelech that the men of this special mission have been kept from women for three days so they are worthy of eating the showbread.
		He sees Ahimelech speak with David and later tells Saul who later gathers the priests together, interviews Ahimelech, is angered, and then orders the slaughter of the priests and the entire city of Nob (except for Abiathar, the junior priest, who quits the job and runs to David to save his life).
		Ahimelech has the sword of Goliath which he willingly gives to David and David is happy to take.
	www.theologyweb.com /forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14827&perpage=16&pagenumber=1 (7910 words)

	Abiathar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
		Ebyathar, the divine father is pre-eminent), in the Bible, son of Ahimelech or Ahijah, priest at Nob.
		17 Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech should be read, with the Syriac, for Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar.
		The apparent discrepancy is satisfactorily explained by interpreting the words in Mark as referring to the life-time of Abiathar, and not to the term of his holding the office of high priest.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/ab/Abiathar.htm (441 words)

	The Fugitive
		Why is no one with you?’ David answered Ahimelech the priest, ‘The king charged me with a certain matter and said to me, “No one is to know anything about your mission and your instructions.”’” It was a lie.
		Ahimelech replied, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here; it is wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod.
		Ahimelech had believed David when he said he was on a mission for Saul.
	www.calvarymemorial.com /sermons/SMdisplay.asp?id=36 (2915 words)

	Bibler1 Samuel 21 (New International Version)
		Ahimelech trembled when he met him, and asked, "Why are you alone?
		David answered Ahimelech the priest, "The king charged me with a certain matter and said to me, 'No one is to know anything about your mission and your instructions.' As for my men, I have told them to meet me at a certain place.
		His request for supplies was a concern for Ahimelech the priest as their normal supply was gone.
	www.angelfire.com /nm2/don/1sam21.html (1580 words)

	The Skeptical Review - Huffing and Puffing
		Ahimelech was the priest whom David dealt with at the time of the incident.
		In this case, he has speculated that Jesus referred to Abiathar rather than Ahimelech, because Abiathar was a "stickler for the law" and a "renowned priest whose name invoke[d] honoring the law," but he did this without offering any kind of textual evidence to support the claim.
		Ahimelech, it is said, "was a person of high integrity, who was willing to reprimand a king who he thought was wrong" (though the context is that of responding to an accusation by Saul against him, to which we would expect such a response!)
	www.theskepticalreview.com /abi/abiathr1.html (7413 words)

	Week 151 Study Notes - word-on-the-web - Church Army
		Then the king sent for the priest Ahimelech son of Ahitub and for all of Ahimelech’s relatives who were priests at Nob.
		Ahimelech answered, “You have no other servant who is as loyal as David, your own son-in-law and captain of your bodyguards.
		But the king said, “Ahimelech, you and all your relatives must die!” Then he told the guards at his side, “Go and kill the priests of the LORD, because they are on David’s side.
	www.word-on-the-web.co.uk /studies/week151.htm (2139 words)

	Flatlander: The parable of the managers
		And Ahimelech did patronise Balazar mightily, even unto putting a hand onto his shoulder and saying, "Thou seest, friend, thy servants wasteth half of their time on the tests of unit and the builds of nightliness, while my servants bury their heads in honest toil.
		And in the next year Ahimelech had eight servants, and Balazar eight servants likewise, and both gave their servants the same orders and sent them forth to toil in the codebase.
		And, yea, even unto this day, the manager Ahimelech sayeth unto his servants, "Toil ye harder, and be not tempted astray; for those who tarry with the tests of unit and the builds of nightliness and the hygiene of source control and the web of wiki do sacrifice their chargeable hours willy-nilly.
	hestia.typepad.com /flatlander/2005/05/the_parable_of_.html (1156 words)

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