A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.17.3; also called Shalman at Hos.10.14; Also named: shal.man (שַׁלְמַן "Shalman" H8020) § Shalmaneser = "fire-worshipper" 1) Assyrian king who probably reigned between Tiglath-pileser and Sargon; invaded the northern kingdom of Israel when the last king Hoshea was on the throne; forced Hoshea to pay tribute but had to reinvade when Hoshea reneged; it is uncertain whether Shalmaneser or Sargon concluded the siege which finally ended the northern kingdom 1a) maybe a common name for Assyrian kings in the 8th century BC
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H8022 — שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֫סֶר
shal.man.e.ser · Shalmaneser · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
2 Kings 17:3 · שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרAgainst him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.2 Kings 18:9 · שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרAnd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.