And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David t o Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand. And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this t ime put thee todeath, because thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, andbecause thou hah And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, esc aped, and fled after David. Father of excellence, or plenty. A son of the high priest Ahijah or Ahimelech, he escapes Saul (1 Sam. 2 2: 20); abides with David (1 Sam. 23: 6, 9; 1 Sam.30: 7); brings the ark back to Jerusalem (2 Sam. 15: 24-36; 2 Sam. 17: 15; 2 Sam. 19: 11); tak ek
Abiathar ben Ahia ben Ahitub