אֶבְיָתָר

1 Samuel 22:20 אֶבְיָתָ֑ר [was] Abiathar

But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.

1 Samuel 22:21 אֶבְיָתָ֖ר Abiathar

And Abiathar told David that Saul had killed the priests of the LORD.

1 Samuel 22:22 לְאֶבְיָתָ֗ר to Abiathar

Then David said to Abiathar, “I knew that Doeg the Edomite was there that day, and that he was sure to tell Saul. I myself am responsible for the lives of everyone in your father’s house.

1 Samuel 23:6 אֶבְיָתָ֧ר Abiathar

(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)

1 Samuel 23:9 אֶבְיָתָ֣ר Abiathar

When David learned that Saul was plotting evil against him, he said to Abiathar the priest, “Bring the ephod.”

Here: Abiathar ('my father is abundance' or similar), son of Ahimelech. He was the only priest to escape Saul's massacre at Nob (22:20) and fled to David carrying the ephod (23:6).

1 Samuel 30:7 אֶבְיָתָ֤ר אֶבְיָתָ֛ר Abiathar

Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,

2 Samuel 8:17 אֶבְיָתָ֖ר Abiathar

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was the scribe;

2 Samuel 15:24 אֶבְיָתָ֑ר Abiathar

Zadok was also there, and all the Levites with him were carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and Abiathar offered sacrifices until all the people had passed out of the city.

2 Samuel 15:27 אֶבְיָתָ֛ר Abiathar

The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer? Return to the city in peace—you with your son Ahimaaz, and Abiathar with his son Jonathan.

2 Samuel 15:29 וְאֶבְיָתָ֛ר and Abiathar

So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and stayed there.

2 Samuel 15:35 וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר and Abiathar, and to Abiathar

Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.

2 Samuel 15:36 לְאֶבְיָתָ֑ר of Abiathar

Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”

2 Samuel 17:15 אֶבְיָתָר֙ Abiathar

So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

2 Samuel 19:11 אֶבְיָתָ֥ר Abiathar

Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters?

2 Samuel 20:25 וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר and Abiathar

Sheva was the scribe; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

1 Kings 1:7 אֶבְיָתָ֣ר Abiathar

So Adonijah conferred with Joab son of Zeruiah and with Abiathar the priest, who supported him.

Here: The name probably means "the Father is abundant." Abiathar was the only priest to survive Saul's massacre of the priests at Nob (1 Samuel 22:20). He had served David since David was a fugitive, and he came from the priestly house of Eli.

1 Kings 1:19 וּלְאֶבְיָתָר֙ and <to> Abiathar

And he has sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the other sons of the king, as well as Abiathar the priest and Joab the commander of the army. But he has not invited your servant Solomon.

1 Kings 1:25 וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר and <to> Abiathar

For today he has gone down and sacrificed an abundance of oxen, fattened calves, and sheep, and has invited all the sons of the king, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest. And behold, they are eating and drinking before him, saying, ‘Long live King Adonijah!’

1 Kings 1:42 אֶבְיָתָ֥ר Abiathar

As he was speaking, suddenly Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest arrived. “Come in,” said Adonijah, “for you are a man of valor. You must be bringing good news.”

1 Kings 2:22 וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֣ר and for Abiathar

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”

1 Kings 2:26 וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֨ר and to Abiathar

Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you suffered through all that my father suffered.”

Here: The name probably means 'the Father (God) is abundant' or 'father of abundance'. Putting Abiathar first in the sentence marks a new case: after Adonijah's execution (v. 25), the king turns to the next of Adonijah's backers.

1 Kings 2:27 אֶבְיָתָ֔ר Abiathar

So Solomon banished Abiathar from the priesthood of the LORD and thus fulfilled the word that the LORD had spoken at Shiloh against the house of Eli.

1 Kings 2:35 אֶבְיָתָֽר׃ Abiathar

And the king appointed Benaiah son of Jehoiada in Joab’s place over the army, and he appointed Zadok the priest in Abiathar’s place.

Here: David's priest since the massacre at Nob (1 Sam 22:20–23), the last of Eli's line. He had backed Adonijah (1 Kgs 1:7) and has just been banished to Anathoth (2:26–27).

1 Kings 4:4 וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר and Abiathar

Benaiah son of Jehoiada was in charge of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests;

1 Chronicles 15:11 וּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר and <to> Abiathar

David summoned the priests Zadok and Abiathar and the Levites Uriel, Asaiah, Joel, Shemaiah, Eliel, and Amminadab.

Here: Abiathar, the other chief priest. He was the only survivor of Saul's massacre of the priests of Nob (1 Sam 22:20) and had been with David since his outlaw years. His name probably means 'the Father (God) is abundant/excellent'.

1 Chronicles 18:16 אֶבְיָתָ֖ר Abiathar

Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Shavsha was the scribe;

1 Chronicles 24:6 אֶבְיָתָ֔ר Abiathar

The scribe, Shemaiah son of Nethanel, a Levite, recorded their names in the presence of the king and of the officers: Zadok the priest, Ahimelech son of Abiathar, and the heads of families of the priests and the Levites—one family being taken from Eleazar, and then one from Ithamar.

1 Chronicles 27:34 וְאֶבְיָתָ֔ר and Abiathar

Ahithophel was succeeded by Jehoiada son of Benaiah, then by Abiathar. Joab was the commander of the king’s army.