Shallum
People & Groups • Old Testament
Shallum was the name of several Old Testament men, including a king of Israel who reigned only one month and a son of Josiah who became king of Judah as Jehoahaz and died in exile in Egypt.
Biblical Usage
Shallum son of Jabesh assassinated Zachariah and reigned in Samaria for only a month before Menahem killed him. Shallum son of Josiah succeeded his father as Jehoahaz, was taken captive to Egypt by Pharaoh Necho, and died there. Other bearers served as temple keepers, gatekeepers, Levites, or appeared in genealogies.
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