Shallum

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

the name means Retribution Easton's Bible Dictionary

Shallum was the uncle of Jeremiah the prophet and the father of Hanamel, who sold a field to Jeremiah.

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

Parents father of Hilkiah

Children Hanamel

Siblings Hilkiah

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

First named at Jeremiah 32:7.

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Verses that name Shallum

Jeremiah 32:7 Behold! Hanamel, the son of your uncle Shallum, is coming to you to say, ‘Buy for yourself my field in Anathoth, for you have the right of redemption to buy it.’