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 father of Maaseiah, who was a keeper of the threshold during the time of Jeremiah the prophet.

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 Maaseiah

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

First named at Jeremiah 35:4.

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Verses that name Shallum

Jeremiah 35:4 and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.