Shallum

Bible Person · Male

Who was Shallum?

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.

Biography from Easton's Bible Dictionary (public domain).

Family

Parents

Where Shallum appears in Scripture

Go deeper

Ask Explain Bible AI about Shallum and get a fuller answer from a Reformed theological perspective.

Ask about Shallum