the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Shallum
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
or SHALLUM , an inhabitant of Jabesh, was nominally king of Israel for one month in the period of anarchy which preceded the extinction of the nation. As he assassinated his predecessor Zechariah, so in turn he was ‘removed’ by his successor Menahem ( 2 Kings 15:10 ff.).
H. P. Smith.
SHALLUM . 1 . See preced. article, 2 . See Jehoahaz, 2 . 3 . The husband (or son, LXX [Note: Septuagint.] in 2Kings) of Huldah ( 2 Kings 22:14 , 2 Chronicles 34:22 ). 4 . A Judahite ( 1 Chronicles 2:40 f.). 5 . A descendant of Simeon ( 1 Chronicles 4:25 ). 6 . A high priest ( 1 Chronicles 6:12-13; Ezra 7:2 = Salem of 1E Esther 8:1 and Salemas of 2E Esther 1:1 ). 7 . A son of Naphtali ( 1 Chronicles 7:13 ), called in Genesis 46:24 and Numbers 26:49 Shillem , with the gentilic name Shillemites ( Numbers 26:49 ). 8 . The eponym of a family of gatekeepers ( 1 Chronicles 9:17 bis , Ezra 2:42 = Nehemiah 7:45 ); called in 1Es 5:23 Salum , and (possibly) in Nehemiah 12:25 Meshullam. 9 . A Korahite gatekeeper ( 1 Chronicles 9:19; 1 Chronicles 9:31 ), called in 26:1, 2, 3. Meshelemiah , and in 26:14 Shelemiah . It is not at all unlikely that this name should be identified with the preceding. 10 . Father of Jehizkiah, an Ephraimite chief ( 2 Chronicles 28:12 ). 11 . One of the porters who had married a foreign wife ( Ezra 10:24 [ 1E Esther 9:25 Sallumus]). 12 . One of the sons of Bani who had committed the same offence ( Ezra 10:42 [ Esther 9:24 Esther 9:24 Samatus ]). 13 . The son of Hallohesh ( Nehemiah 3:12 ). 14 . The uncle of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 32:7 ). 15 . Father of Maaseiah ( Jeremiah 35:4 ).
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Shallum'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/s/shallum.html. 1909.
