1. 1 Samuel 22:20 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why is Ahimelech constantly referred to as the son of Ahitub?

1 Samuel 22:20 (ESV)

20 But one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

The repeated reference to Ahimelech as the son of Ahitub (1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11, 1 Samuel 22:20) is meant to highlight his membership in the condemned family of Eli (see 1 Samuel 20:30–36).1