Ahimelech

American  

[uh-him-uh-lek] / əˈhɪm əˌlɛk /

Douay Bible, Achimelech

noun

1. (in the Bible) a priest who was killed by Saul for helping David.

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Example Sentences

The privilege of consulting the Urim and Thummim seems to have been confined to the chief ruler of the nation; if with the sanction of the priest David had done so now, he might have justly been charged with treason; probably it was because he believed Doeg rather than Ahimelech, and concluded that this royal privilege had been conceded by the priests to David, that Saul was so enraged, and inflicted such dreadful retribution on them.

From Project Gutenberg

But what shall we say of the untruth which David told Ahimelech, to account for his coming there without armed attendants?

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

But considering the gathering distrust of David’s spirit at the time, it seems more likely that he was startled at the fear which Ahimelech expressed when he saw David coming alone, as if all were not right between him and Saul, as if the truce that had been agreed on after the affair of Naioth had now come to an end.

From Project Gutenberg

Probably David felt that if Ahimelech knew all, he would be still more afraid, and do nothing to help him; moreover, the presence of Doeg the Edomite was another cause of embarrassment, for Saul had once ordered all his servants to kill David, and if the fierce Edomite were told that David was now simply a fugitive, he might be willing enough to do the deed.

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