08022 Shalman'ecer {shal-man-eh'-ser}
of foreign derivation;; n pr m
AV - Shalmaneser 2; 2
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