Shallum

Shallum (Hebrew שלום בן יבש, retribution) (r. 772 BC according to Ussher,^[1] or 752 BC according to Thiele^[2]) was the fifteenth king of the Northern Kingdom of Israel.^[3] He held that position for one month only. The only king that had a shorter reign was Zimri.

Accession[edit]

Shallum, the son of Jabesh, conspired against his king, Zachariah, and killed him in front of the people.^[4] Zachariah had been on the throne for six months; Shallum would hold that throne for an even shorter time.^[3]

Death[edit]

A general named Menahem marched to Samaria from Tirzah and killed Shallum, along with many other people.^[3][4] This happened in the thirty-ninth year of the reign of Uzziah of the Southern Kingdom,^[3] as Ussher^[1] attests and which Thiele^[2] does not dispute.

References[edit]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} James Ussher, The Annals of the World, Larry Pierce, ed., Green Forest, AR: Master Books, 2003 (ISBN 0890513600), pghh. 568-570
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Leon J. Wood, A Survey of Israel's History, rev. ed. David O'Brien, Grand Rapids, MI: Academie Books, 1986 (ISBN 031034770X), p. 278
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} II_Kings 15:13-15
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Authors unknown. "Entry for Shallum." WebBible Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 7, 2007.

See also[edit]

• Zachariah
• Uzziah
• Northern Kingdom
• Biblical chronology dispute

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