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<p> [[Ahimaaz]] ( ''A-Hĭ'' ''M'A-Ăz'' ), ''Brother Of Anger.'' 1. The father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife. &nbsp;1 Samuel 14:50. 2. The son of Zadok the priest. He, with Jonathan, Abiathar's son, contrived to bring David Intelligence, during Absalom's rebellion, of Ahithophel's counsel, and Hushai's endeavor to counteract it. They were hid in a well and escaped capture. &nbsp;2 Samuel 15:27; &nbsp;2 Samuel 15:36; &nbsp;2 Samuel 17:15-22. When the royal forces had gained the victory, he offered to convey the news to David; but his request was refused by [[Joab]] because of Absalom's death. After Cushi had been despatched, Ahimaaz again solicited permission to run, and, having overcome Joab's reluctance, he started, outran Cushi, and apprised the king of the success achieved. In answer, however, to the inquiry respecting Absalom, he, not quite truthfully, replied that he had seen a tumult, but "knew not what it was." &nbsp;2 Samuel 18:19-30. We hear nothing more of Ahimaaz, and, comparing &nbsp;1 Kings 4:2; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:8-9; &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:53, it seems probable that he died before his father, and was never high priest. 3. One of Solomon's commissariat officers. &nbsp;1 Kings 4:15. We cannot suppose this person identical with No. 2. </p>

<p> ''''' a ''''' - ''''' hi ''''' - ''''' mā´az ''''' , ''''' a ''''' - ''''' him´ā̇ ''''' - ''''' az ''''' ( אחימעץ , <i> ''''' 'ăḥı̄ma‛ac ''''' </i> , perhaps "my brother is rage," or "brother of rage"): </p> <p> (1) Father of [[Ahinoam]] the wife of King Saul (&nbsp;1 Samuel 14:50 ). </p> <p> (2) The son of Zadok the high priest (&nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:8 , &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:9 , &nbsp;1 Chronicles 6:53 ). With his father he remained loyal to Dared in the rebellions both of Absalom and of Adonijah. With Jonathan the son of Abiathar he carried information to Dared when he fled from Absalom (&nbsp;2 Samuel 15:27 , &nbsp;2 Samuel 15:36; &nbsp;2 Samuel 17:17 , &nbsp;2 Samuel 17:20 ). At his own urgent request he carried tidings to David after the death of Absalom (&nbsp;2 Samuel 18:19 ). He told the king of the victory, and also, through his reluctance to speak, informed him of Absalom's death. By his reluctance and his sympathy he softened a little the message, which the [[Cushite]] presently repeated more harshly. </p> <p> That Ahimaaz did not succeed his father as high priest has been inferred from the fact that in the Solomon list of heads of departments (&nbsp;1 Kings 4:2 ) [[Azariah]] the son of Zadok is mentioned as priest. It is assumed that this Azariah is the one who appears in the genealogy as the son of Ahimaaz, and that for some reason Ahimaaz was left out of the succession. These inferences are not Justified by the record, though possibly the record does not absolutely disprove them. As the list stands it makes Zadok and Abiathar the high priests. Azariah and Zabud, the son of [[Nathan]] (&nbsp;1 Kings 4:2 , &nbsp;1 Kings 4:5 ), are spoken of as holding priestly offices of a different kind. Ahimaaz may have died early, or may have followed some other career, but the simple fact is that we do not know. </p> <p> (3) Ahimaaz, in Naphtali, was one of Solomon's twelve commissary officers (&nbsp;1 Kings 4:15 ), who married [[Basemath]] the daughter of Solomon. It is not impossible that he was Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, though there is no proof to that effect. </p>