Ahimelech (Hebrew: אחימלך `the [divine] king is brother`), the son of Ahitub and father of Abiathar (1 Sam. 22:20-23), described in 2 Sam. 8:17 as the son of Abiathar and in four places in 1 Chronicles. He descended from Aaron`s son Ithamar and the high priest Eli. In 1 Chr. 18:16 his name is Abimelech according to the Masoretic Text, and...... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahimelech