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Zalmon

צַלְמוֹן/ZAL-mon/

“Shady or dark”

Summary

A name referring to both a mountain near Shechem from which Abimelech gathered wood, and one of David's mighty warriors.

☩Mount Zalmon

Mount Zalmon was a wooded mountain near Shechem from which Abimelech and his followers gathered branches to burn the stronghold of the house of El-berith where the Shechemite leaders had taken refuge. The mountain is also mentioned in Psalm 68:14, where snow upon Zalmon is referenced. The name means 'shady,' suggesting it was heavily forested.

Key verses:Judges 9:48Psalm 68:14

☩The Warrior

Zalmon the Ahohite was one of David's mighty men, listed among the elite warriors known as the Thirty. In the parallel list in 1 Chronicles 11:29, he is called Ilai, which may be an alternate form of the same name.

Key verses:2 Samuel 23:28

Related Verses3 mentions

Judges· 1 verse

9:48

Psalms· 1 verse

68:14

2 Samuel· 1 verse

23:28

References

1.James Orr (ed.), "Zalmon," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. V (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Zalmon," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).