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Zalmon
Disambiguation
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Shady.
Zalmon (1)
#One of David’s warriors, called the Ahohite (2 Sam. 23:28); called also Ilai (1 Chr. 11:29).
Zalmon (2)
#A wood near Shechem, from which Abimelech and his party brought boughs and “put them to the hold” of Shechem, “and set the hold on fire” (Judg. 9:48). Probably the southern peak of Gerizim, now called Jebel Sulman. (See SALMON.)
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(shady), an Ahohite one of David’s guard. (2 Samuel 23:28)
In the Bible
3
Verses where Zalmon is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 2 Samuel 23:28
Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
- Judges 9:48
he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”
- Psalms 68:14
When the Almighty scattered the kings in the land, it was like the snow falling on Zalmon.
Scripture on Zalmon
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Entries that reference Zalmon
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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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