Eastons Bible Dictionary

Return to Easton's Main Index	Nave's - Zalmon Smith's - Zalmon Smith's - Zalmon, Mount
Previous topic (Zair)

Zalmon

 

Zalmon - shady.
(1.) One of David's warriors, called the Ahohite (2 Sam. 23:28); called also Ilai (1 Chr. 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" (Judg. 9:48). Probably the southern peak of Gerizim, now called Jebel Sulman. (See SALMON .)

Next Topic (Zalmonah)