Atomic Bible

King of Israel who conspired against Zechariah

Shallum

Named in 4 verses of 2 Kings, first in 2 Kings 15:10.

שַׁלּוּםShallum

The name means “perfect; agreeable.” Hitchcock's Bible Names, 1869

Father
Jabesh
People
Israel

About Shallum Written by AI

Shallum, mentioned in 2 Kings 15:10 to 15, was the son of Jabesh who became the king of Israel after conspiring against and assassinating Zechariah, the previous king. Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam II, had reigned over Israel for only six months before Shallum killed him and took the throne. Shallum's reign, however, was short-lived, lasting only one month. Menahem, the son of Gadi, rose up against Shallum, attacked and killed him in Samaria, and succeeded him as king. The conspiracy and assassination carried out by Shallum reflect the political instability and violence that characterized the later years of the northern kingdom of Israel. Shallum's brief reign and his own demise demonstrate the tumultuous nature of the monarchy during this period.

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Easton's Bible Dictionary, 1897

This entry is on the name Shallum, and may cover more than one person or place by that name.

Retribution. (1.) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” (2 Kings 15:10). He reigned only “a month of days in Samaria” (15:13, marg.). Menahem rose up against Shallum and put him to death (2 Kings 15:14, 15, 17), and became king in his stead.

(2.) Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14).

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(3.) One of the posterity of Judah (1 Chr. 2:40, 41).

(4.) A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:25).

(5.) One of the line of the high priests (1 Chr. 6:13).

(6.) 1 Chr. 7:13.

(7.) A keeper of the gate in the reign of David (1 Chr. 9:17).

(8.) A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:19, 31; Jer. 35:4).

(9.) An Ephraimite chief (2 Chr. 28:12).

(10.) The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7).

(11.) A son of king Josiah (1 Chr. 3:15; Jer. 22:11), who was elected to succeed his father on the throne, although he was two years younger than his brother Eliakim. He assumed the crown under the name of Jehoahaz (q.v.). He did not imitate the example of his father (2 Kings 23:32), but was “a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men” (Ezek. 19:3). His policy was anti-Egyptian therefore. Necho, at that time at Riblah, sent an army against Jerusalem, which at once yielded, and Jehoahaz was carried captive to the Egyptian camp, Eliakim being appointed king in his stead. He remained a captive in Egypt till his death, and was the first king of Judah that died in exile.

M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, third edition (1897), public domain, from CrossWire. Shown as written; its Scripture quotes are from older translations.

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Where the Bible names him

  1. 2 Kings 15:10

    Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, struck him down and killed him in front of the people, and reigned in his place.

  2. 2 Kings 15:13

    In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.

  3. 2 Kings 15:14

    Then Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.

  4. 2 Kings 15:15

    As for the rest of the acts of Shallum, along with the conspiracy he led, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

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