Ahitub (a-hî'tub), brother, i.e., friend, of goodness. 1. The grandson of Ell, and father of Ahiah or Ahimelech. 1 Samuel 14:3, 1 Samuel 22:9, 1 Samuel 1:22-12, 1 Samuel 22:20. We do not know whether he ever exercised the functions of high priest. 2. The father, or, possibly, grandfather of Zadok. 2 Samuel 8:17, 1 Chronicles 1:6-8, 1 Chronicles 6:62, 1 Chronicles 9:11, 1 Chronicles 18:16, Ezra 7:2, Nehemiah 11:11. It is probable from Nehemiah 11:11 that he was actually high priest.