Shallum

A man, in the time of the Divided Monarchy · named in 1 verse

the name means Retribution Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shallum, along with other leaders from Ephraim, opposed the army of Israel taking captives from Judah during the reign of King Ahaz.

From Easton's Bible Dictionary

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.

Easton's Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897 — public domain, quoted in full and unedited.

Family

Children Jehizkiah

From STEPBible's TIPNR genealogy data. A relationship the data marks uncertain is not shown here.

First named at 2 Chronicles 28:12.

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Verses that name Shallum

2 Chronicles 28:12 Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.