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Zalmon

Zalmon shady. (1.) One of David's warriors, called the Ahohite (2Sam 23:28); called also Ilai (1Chr 11:29). (2.) A wood near Shechem, from which Abimelech and his party brought boughs and "put them to the hold...

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Zalmon shady. (1.) One of David's warriors, called the Ahohite (2Sam 23:28); called also Ilai (1Chr 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)

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