1. Son and successor of Jehu king of Israel, B. C. 856, reigned seventeen years. In punishment for his sins and those of his people, Israel was invaded and reduced to great extremities by the Syrians under Hazael and Benhadad. The king humbled himself before God, and deliverance came by the hand of Joash his son, 2 Kings 13:19,25
2. Also called Shallum, 1 Chronicles 3:15 , the third son and the successor of Josiah king of Judah, B. C. 609, reigned about three months in Jerusalem. He was deposed by the king of Egypt, 2 Kings 23:30-34 2 Chronicles 36:1-4 . See also Jeremiah 22:10-13 Ezekiel 19:3 .