Zalmon: 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)
