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Shallum
Morrish Bible Dictionary
or 1. Son of Jabesh: he slew Zachariah king of Israel, and reigned in his stead; but after one month he was killed by Menahem, who succeeded him on the throne. 2 Kings 15:10-15 .
2. Husband of Huldah the prophetess. 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 34:22 .
3. Son of Sisamai, a descendant of Judah. 1 Chronicles 2:40,41 .
4. Son of Josiah king of Judah: he succeeded his father, but after a reign of three months he was deposed by Pharaoh-necho, and taken to Egypt, where he died. 1 Chronicles 3:15; Jeremiah 22:11,12 . He is called JEHOAHAZ in 2 Kings 23:30-34; 2 Chronicles 36:1-4 . The margin of 1 Chronicles 3:15 identifies Johanan with Jehoahaz, but Jeremiah 22:11,12 shows it was Shallum who reigned under the name of Jehoahaz. He was evidently not the youngest son, though last on the list.
5. Son of Shaul, a son of Simeon. 1 Chronicles 4:25 .
6. Son of Zadok the priest. 1 Chronicles 6:12,13; Ezra 7:2 . Probably the same as MESHULLAM in Nehemiah 11:11 .
7. Son of Naphtali. 1 Chronicles 7:13 . Called SHILLEMin Genesis 46:24; Numbers 26:49 .
8. A Levite gate-keeper of the tabernacle whose descendants returned from exile. 1 Chronicles 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Nehemiah 7:45 .
9. Son of Kore: a keeper of the gates of the tabernacle. 1 Chronicles 9:19,31 .
10. Father of Jehizkiah, one of the 'heads' of Ephraim. 2 Chronicles 28:12 .
11,12. Two who had married strange wives. Ezra 10:24,42 .
13. Son of Halohesh: he repaired the wall of Jerusalem, apparently assisted by his daughters. Nehemiah 3:12 .
14. Father of Hanameel and uncle of Jeremiah. Jeremiah 32:7 .
15. Father of Maaseiah. Jeremiah 35:4 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Shallum'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/s/shallum.html. 1897.
