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One of Ahimelech's sons, Ahitub's son, named Abiathar, escaped and fled to David. [The beginning of the fulfillment of , see .]
And Ebiathar told David that Saul had struck down the priests of the Lord (Yahweh).
Then David said to Abiathar, "I knew that day, when the Edomite Doeg was there, that he would surely tell Saul []. I have brought death upon all the souls of your father's house.
And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Gath, that he brought down an ephod [the priest's sacred vest] in his hand.
[The ephod was the high priest's garment, a vest that covered the chest and back, see . It is likely that the ephod also included the Urim and Thummim, which were used to determine God's will, see .]
But David knew that Saul was plotting evil against him, and he said to the priest Ahimelech, "Bring the ephod [the priest's sacred vest]."
And David said to the priest Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, "I beg you, bring the ephod here." [] And Ahimelech brought the ephod to David. []
and Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests, and Seraiah was the scribe,
And behold, Zadok and all the Levites with him came and carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord (Yahweh), and they set down the ark of God (Elohim), but Abiathar went up until all the people had passed out of the city.
And the king said to the priest Zadok, "See? Return to the city in peace (shalom) and Achimaats, your son, and Jehonatan, the son of Evjatar, your two sons with you.
Zadok and Abiathar carried the ark of God (Elohim) back to Jerusalem, and they stayed there.
And with you there are Zadok and Abiathar, the priests. Therefore, whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall tell Zadok and Abiathar, the priests.
Behold, they have their two sons with them, Hos, the son of Zadok, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, and through them they shall send everything to me so that I may hear it."
And Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests, "This and this is Ahithophel's counsel to Absalom and to the elders of Israel, and this is my counsel to them.
And King David sent messengers to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests, saying, "Speak to the elders of Judah and say, 'Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? For the word of Israel had come to the king, to bring him back to his house.
and Sheba was the scribe
and Zadok and Abiathar were priests,
So he consulted with [David's army commander] Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with the priest Abiathar, and they supported Adonijah [took his side].
And he has slaughtered oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king's sons and the priest Abiathar and Joab, the commander of the army, but Solomon, your servant, he has not invited.
For he has gone down today and has slaughtered oxen and fattened cattle and sheep in abundance, and has called all the king's sons and the commanders of the army and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking before him and saying, 'Long live King Adonijah.
While he was still speaking, behold, Jonathan, the son of Abiathar the priest, came, and Adonijah said, "Come, for you are an honest man, and give us good news."
And King Solomon answered his mother and said, "Why do you ask for Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for the kingdom for him also, for he is my older brother, and for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab the son of Zeruiah."
And to Abiathar the priest the king said, "Go to Anathoth, to your own fields, for you deserve to die, but I will not put you to death this time, because you carried the ark of the Lord (Yahweh) God (Elohim) before my father David and because you were afflicted with all that afflicted my father David."
And Solomon dismissed (expelled) Abiathar from being a priest of the Lord (Yahweh), so that the word of the Lord (Yahweh) might be fulfilled, as he had spoken concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh. []
And the king appointed Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, in his place over the army, and Zadok the priest in the place of Abiathar.
and Benaiah, son of Jehoiada – commander-in-chief (he was in charge of the army) [],
and Zadok and Abiathar – priests,
David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Oriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab
Zadok, the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests, and Shavsha was secretary.
Shemaiah, the son of Nethanel, the scribe, of the tribe of Levi, recorded them in the presence of the king, the leaders, the priest Zadok, and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, and in the presence of the heads of the families of the priests and the Levites. The lots were cast alternately for the families of Eleazar and for the families of Ithamar.
After Ahithophel came Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar. Joab was the king's commander-in-chief.
How he then, at the time when Abiathar was high priest, went into the house of God and ate the showbread. [Twelve loaves, each made from 3.5 liters of flour, which were baked once a week. They symbolized the Lord's presence in the temple.] Even though it was not permitted for anyone other than the priests to eat the bread, he ate it and gave it to those who were with him."
