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Shal'lum. (retribution).

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. 2 Kings 15:10-14.

2. The husband of Huldah, the prophetess, 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:23, in the reign of Josiah. (B.C. 830).

3. A descendant of Shesham. 1 Chronicles 2:40-41.

4. The third son of Josiah, king of Judah, known in the books of Kings and Chronicles as Jehoahaz. 1 Chronicles 3:15; Jeremiah 22:11. See Jehoahaz. (B.C. 610).

5. Son of Shaul, the son of Simeon. 1 Chronicles 4:25.

6. A high priest. 1 Chronicles 6:12-13; Ezra 7:2.

7. A son of Naphtali. 1 Chronicles 7:13.

8. The chief of a family of porters, or gate-keepers, of the east gate of the Temple. 1 Chronicles 9:17. (B.C. 1050).

9. Son of Kore, a Korahite. 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 9:31.

10. Father of Jehizkiah, an Ephraimite. 2 Chronicles 28:12.

11. One of the porters of the Temple, who had married a foreign wife. Ezra 10:24.

12. One of the sons of Bani. Ezra 10:42.

13. The son of Halohesh, and ruler of a district of Jerusalem. Nehemiah 3:12.

14. The uncle of Jeremiah, Jeremiah 32:7, perhaps the same as Shallum, 2.

15. Father, or ancestor, of Maaseiah Jeremiah 35:4, perhaps the same as Shallum, 9. (B.C. 630).

Bibliography Information
Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Shallum'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​s/shallum.html. 1901.
 
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