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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(revenge). (1) Fifteenth king of
Israel
, B. C. 771; slew King
Zachariah
, and usurped his
throne
; reigned one month; slain and succeeded by
Menahem
({vi 9936-9941}2 Kings 15:10-15). (2)
Husband
of
Huldah
the prophetess (2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chron. 34:22). (3) A descendant of
Sheshan
({vi 10347-10348}1 Chron. 2:40-41). (4) Fourth
son
of
Josiah
king of
Judah
, who became King
Jehoahaz
, B. C. 610, and reigned for
three
months
(1 Chron. 3:15; {vi 19466-19467}Jer. 22:11-12; {vi 10196-10197}2 Kings 23:30-31; {vi 11995-11998}2 Chron. 36:1-4). (5) A Simeonite (1 Chron. 4:25). (6) A
high
priest
(1 Chron. 6:12; Ezra 7:2). (7)
Shillem
, a Naphtalite (1 Chron. 7:13). (8) A chief of porters (1 Chron. 9:17; Ezra 2:42). (9) A
porter
({vi 10635;10647}1 Chron. 9:19,31). (10) An
Ephraimite
(2 Chron. 28:12). (11) Uncle of
Jeremiah
(Jer. 32:7). (12) Four
Levites
({vi 12277;12295}Ezra 10:24,42; Neh. 3:12; Jer. 35:4).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
1.
Son
of
Jabesh
: he slew
Zachariah
king of
Israel
, and reigned in his stead; but after one
month
he was killed by
Menahem
, who succeeded
him
on
the
throne
({vi 9936-9941}2 Kings 15:10-15).
2.
Husband
of
Huldah
the
prophetess
(2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chron. 34:22).
3.
Son of
Sisamai
, a descendant of
Judah
({vi 10347-10348}1 Chron. 2:40-41).
4.
Son of
Josiah
king of Judah: he succeeded his
father
, but after a reign of
three
months
he was deposed by
Pharaoh
-
necho
, and taken to
Egypt
, where he died (1 Chron. 3:15; {vi 19466-19467}Jer. 22:11-12). He is called
JEHOAHAZ
in {vi 10196-10200}2 Kings 23:30-34 and {vi 11995-11998}2 Chronicles 36:1-4. The margin of 1 Chronicles 3:15 identifies
Johanan
with
Jehoahaz, but {vi 19466-19467}Jeremiah 22:11-12 shows it was Shallum who reigned under the
name
of Jehoahaz. He was evidently not the youngest son, though last on the list.
5.
Son of
Shaul
, a son of
Simeon
(1 Chron. 4:25).
6.
Son of
Zadok
the
priest
({vi 10467-10468}1 Chron. 6:12-13; Ezra 7:2). Probably the same as
MESHULLAM
in Nehemiah 11:11.
7.
Son of
Naphtali
(1 Chron. 7:13). Called
SHILLEM
(Gen. 46:24; Num. 26:49).
8.
A
Levite
gate
-keeper of
the
tabernacle
whose descendants returned from exile (1 Chron. 9:17; Ezra 2:42; Neh. 7:45).
9.
Son of
Kore
: a keeper of the gates of the tabernacle ({vi 10635;10647}1 Chron. 9:19, 31).
10.
Father of
Jehizkiah
, one of the “heads” of
Ephraim
(2 Chron. 28:12).
11-12.
Two who had married
strange
wives ({vi 12277;12295}Ezra 10:24, 42).
13.
Son of
Halohesh
: he repaired the wall of
Jerusalem
, apparently assisted by his daughters (Neh. 3:12).
14.
Father of
Hanameel
and
uncle
of Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7).
15.
Father of
Maaseiah
(Jer. 35:4).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
7967
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
Shalluwm
Phonic:
shal-loom’
Meaning:
or (shorter) Shallum {shal-loom'}; the same as
7966
; Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites
KJV Usage:
Shallum
Jackson’s
Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names
:
requital: restitution
Potts’
Bible Proper Names
:
Reward; peaceable; perfect:―name of fourteen Israelites, 2 Kings 15:10. {Retributio}