Bible Encyclopedia: Zalmon

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ZALMON

zal'-mon (tsalmon; Selmon, oros Ermon; the King James Version Salmon (Psalm 68:14)):

(1) From the slopes of Mt. Zalmon, Abimelech and his followers gathered the wood with which they burned down "the stronghold of the house of El-berith," which may have been the citadel of Shechem (Judges 9:46). The mountain therefore was not far from the city; but no name resembling this has yet been recovered in Mt. Ephraim. It is just possible that in the modern Arabic name of Mt. Ebal, es-Sulemiyeh, there may be an echo of Zalmon. It is precisely to this mountain, especially to the western slopes, that one would expect Abimelech and his people to go for the purpose in view. The name occurs again in Psalm 68:14, a passage of admitted difficulty. Snow in Palestine is mainly associated with Mt. Hermon, where it may be seen nearly all the year round; hence, doubtless the Greek reading "Mt. Hermon" in Judges. But snow is well known among the uplands in winter; and the Psalmist may simply have meant that the kings were scattered like snowflakes in the wind on Mt. Zalmon. We need not therefore look to Bashan or elsewhere for the mountain. The locality is fixed by the narrative in Judges.

(2) One of David's heroes (2 Samuel 23:28).

See ILAI.

W. Ewing

Strong's Hebrew

6756. Tsalmown -- a mountain near Shechem, also perhaps a ...
... unc. location. Transliteration: Tsalmown Phonetic Spelling: (tsal-mone')
Short Definition: Zalmon. Zalmon From tselem; shady; Tsalmon ...
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6756a. Tsalmon -- a mountain near Shechem, also perhaps a ...
... location. Transliteration: Tsalmon Short Definition: Zalmon. ... location NASB Word Usage
Zalmon (2). 6756, 6756a. Tsalmon. 6756b . Strong's Numbers.
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6756b. Tsalmon -- one of David's heroes
... 6756a, 6756b. Tsalmon. 6757 . one of David's heroes. Transliteration:
Tsalmon Short Definition: Zalmon. Word Origin from the same ...
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Library

Letter L
... Lyon, Jonathan "Received 1807, Located 1816 * Lyon, Moses "Received 1836 * Lyon,
Richard "Received 1797, Located 1808 * Lyon, Zalmon "Received 1804. ...
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The Crowning of Abimelech
... And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him;
and Abimelech took an ax in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees ...
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Letter S
... Richard A. "Received 1836 * Steward, Samuel S. "Received 1792, Located 1808 * Stewart,
Thomas G. "Received 1830 * Stewart, Zalmon "Received 1816 ...
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The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
... against the city and took it, but the chief citizens had taken refuge in "the hold
of the house of El-berith." "Abimelech gat him up to Mount Zalmon, he and ...
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Zalmon

his shade; his image

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Zalmon

(shady), an Ahohite one of David's guard. (2 Samuel 23:28)

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shady.

(1.) One of David's warriors, called the Ahohite (2 Samuel 23:28); called also Ilai (1 Chronicles 11:29).

(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" (Judges 9:48). Probably the southern peak of Gerizim, now called Jebel Sulman. (see SALMON.)

Thesaurus

Zalmon (3 Occurrences)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZALMON. ... Ephraim. It is just possible that in the
modern Arabic name of Mt. Ebal, es-Sulemiyeh, there may be an echo of Zalmon. ...
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Ahohite (5 Occurrences)
... of Solomon's captains (1 Chronicles 27:4); to his son Eleazar, one of David's three
mightiest heroes (2 Samuel 23:9; 1 Chronicles 11:12); and to Zalmon, one of ...
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Ilai (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary An Ahohite, one of David's chief warriors (1 Chronicles
11:29); called also Zalmon (2 Samuel 23:28). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Salmon (7 Occurrences)
... Shady; or Zalmon (qv), a hill covered with dark forests, south of Shechem, from
which Abimelech and his men gathered wood to burn that city (Judges 9:48). ...
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Zalmonah (2 Occurrences)

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Zalaph (1 Occurrence)

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Netoph'ah (4 Occurrences)
... Neto'phah, Netoph'ah. Netophas . Multi-Version Concordance Netoph'ah (4
Occurrences). 2 Samuel 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite; (See ...
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Netophathite (9 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Netophathite (9 Occurrences). 2 Samuel 23:28 Zalmon the
Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite, (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV). ...
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Gat (21 Occurrences)
... Judges 9:48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that
were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough ...
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Bible Concordance

Zalmon (3 Occurrences)

Judges 9:48 Abimelech got him up to Mount Zalmon, he and all the people who were with him; and Abimelech took an axe in his hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it up, and laid it on his shoulder: and he said to the people who were with him, "What you have seen me do, make haste, and do as I have done!"
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Samuel 23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in her, it snowed on Zalmon.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Zalmon

Zalmon or Salmon

Zalmon: Also Called Salmon, Probably: A Hill in Samaria

Zalmon: One of David's Warriors

Related Terms

Ahohite (5 Occurrences)

Ilai (1 Occurrence)

Salmon (7 Occurrences)

Zalmonah (2 Occurrences)