Shallum in the Bible is the name of twelve or more Israelites, most notably that of the fifteenth king of Israel, (2 Kings 15:10) and that of a High Priest. (1 Chronicles 6:13)
Shallum (Strong's H7966) is understood by Strong to be the same as Shillum (H7966), and meaning retribution. Shallum is rendered by various forms in the Septuagint. Easton[1] lists eleven persons by this name, the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia[2] twelve, while Smith[3] provides fifteen possible persons:
- 1. The fifteenth king of Israel, son of Jabesh, who conspired against Zachariah, killed him, and brought the dynasty of Jehu to a close, B.C. 770. Shallum, after reigning in Samaria for a month only, was, in his turn, dethroned and killed by Menahem. 2Ki_15:10-14.
- 2. The husband of Huldah, the prophetess, 2Ki_22:14; 2Ch_34:23, in the reign of Josiah. (B.C. 830).
- 3. A descendant of Shesham. 1Ch_2:40-41.
- 4. The third son of Josiah, king of Judah, known in the books of Kings and Chronicles as Jehoahaz. 1Ch_3:15; Jer_22:11. See Jehoahaz. (B.C. 610).
- 5. Son of Shaul, the son of Simeon. 1Ch_4:25.
- 6. A high priest. 1Ch_6:12-13; Ezr_7:2.
- 7. A son of Naphtali. 1Ch_7:13.
- 8. The chief of a family of porters, or gate-keepers, of the east gate of the Temple. 1Ch_9:17. (B.C. 1050).
- 9. Son of Kore, a Korahite. 1Ch_9:19; 1Ch_9:31.
- 10. Father of Jehizkiah, an Ephraimite. 2Ch_28:12.
- 11. One of the porters of the Temple, who had married a foreign wife. Ezr_10:24.
- 12. One of the sons of Bani. Ezr_10:42.
- 13. The son of Halohesh, and ruler of a district of Jerusalem. Neh_3:12.
- 14. The uncle of Jeremiah, Jer_32:7, perhaps the same as Shallum, 2.
- 15. Father, or ancestor, of Maaseiah Jer_35:4, perhaps the same as Shallum, 9. (B.C. 630).
The exact dates are not provided by the text, and are usually considered approximate.
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