Bible Characters & Character Studies
Ahitub
First appears at 1 Samuel 14:3
First named in Scripture at 1 Samuel 14:3 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
brother of goodness = good. (1.) The son of Phinehas. On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded to the office of high priest, and was himself succeeded by his son Ahijah (1 Samuel 14:3; 22:9, 11, 12, 20). (2.) The father of Zadok, who was made high priest by Saul after the extermination of the family of Ahimelech (1 Chronicles 6:7, 8; 2 Samuel 8:17).