Shalman: An Assyrian king
(Hosea 10:14) identified with Shalmaneser II. (Sayce) or
IV. (Lenormant), the successor of Pul on the throne of Assyria (B.C.
728 He made war against Hoshea, the king of Israel, whom he subdued
and compelled to pay an annual tribute. Hoshea, however, soon after
rebelled against his Assyrian conquerer. Shalmaneser again marched
against Samaria, which, after a siege of three years, was taken
(2 Kings 17:3-5; 18:9) by Sargon (q.v.). A revolution meantime had
broken out in Assyria, and Shalmaneser was deposed. Sargon usurped the
vacant throne. Schrader thinks that this is probably the name of a
king of Moab mentioned on an inscription of Tiglath-pileser as
Salamanu.
