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Ahimelech

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

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.

"Saul heard that all men knew about David and the men who were with him, and sent out to bring before him Ahimelech and the house of his father and all the priests of Nob."

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max

But when he came to Ahimelech, he gave him up, and had to be told.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

I saw the son of Jesse go to Nob, to Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub.

From The Children's Bible by Sherman, Henry A.

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