Ahimelech
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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According to some, it was altogether an amiable and generous desire to keep Ahimelech out of trouble, to screen him from the responsibility of helping a known outlaw.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
Then David went to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest who came trembling to meet David and said to him, "Why are you alone, and no one with you?"
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
The instance was that of David, who with a small company of men had asked bread of the priest Ahimelech; for they were hungry and in haste.
From Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern by Talmage, James Edward
Ahimelech and the whole college of priests were accordingly sent for, and they came.
From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden
Now when Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, fled to David in Keilah, he came down with the priestly robe used in consulting Jehovah in his hand.
From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.
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