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Ahitub the Chief Officer (אֲחִיטוּב, achituv). A priest and descendant of Aaron (1 Chr 6:11–12; Ezra 7:2). In 1 Chr 9:11, he is identified as “the commander [נָגִיד (nagid)] of the house of God” (compare Neh 11:11). The Hebrew title נָגִיד could indicate that Ahitub was the high priest, but it is relatively rare for the title to be used for the high priest. Outside of 1 Chr 9:11 and its parallel in Neh 11:11, the title is only used for the high priest two other times (Jer 20:1; 2 Chr 31:13).
Ahitub is also a common name in priestly families. The priestly genealogy in 1 Chr 6:1–15 includes the sequence—Amariah, Ahitub, Zadok—twice. The first Ahitub was the father of Zadok, the well-known priest under King David (see 2 Sam 15:24–29; 20:25; 1 Chr 15:11).This second Ahitub is the son of Amariah, son of Azariah and either the father or grandfather of another Zadok (1 Chr 6:11–12; 9:11; Ezra 7:2; Neh 11:11).
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