Concise Bible Dictionary:
Officer of Artaxerxes in Palestine at the time of the return of Zerubbabel. He wrote against the rebuilding of the city, which resulted in the building of the temple being stopped by the king (Ezra 4:7). It will be seen that in the margin instead of Bishlam is read “in peace,” and this is the reading in the LXX, Arabic, and Syriac Versions.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
of foreign derivation; Bishlam, a Pers.
Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:
in peace
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
peace; born in time of tranquility; son of peace:―a Persian magistrate, Ezra 4:7. {In pace}