Shallum — Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary

1. Son of Jabesh and Israel’s 16th king (752 BC). In a conspiracy against King Zechariah, Shallum murdered the monarch at Ibleam and declared himself ruler of Israel during the 39th year of King Uzziah’s (Azariah’s) reign in Judah (792–740 BC). However, in like manner, he was killed at the hands of Gadi after ruling for only one month (2 Kgs 15:10-15). See Chronology of the Bible (Old Testament); Israel, History of.

Show passage in OET: KI2 15:10–15

OET-RV KI2 15:10

10 Then Yavesh’s son Shalum plotted to assassinate him, and he attacked him in front of the people and killed him, and he replaced him as king.

OET-RV KI2 15:11

11 Everything else that Zekaryah said and did is written in the book of the events of the kings of Yisrael.

OET-RV KI2 15:12

12 Previously Yahweh had told King Yehu (Jehu) that his descendants would sit on the throne for four generations, and that had come true.

OET-RV KI2 15:13

13 Yavesh’s son Shalum became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Azaryah’s reign over Yehudah (Judah), but he only reigned from Shomron (Samaria) for one month.

OET-RV KI2 15:14

14 Then Gadi’s son Menahem came to Shomron from Tirtsah, and he attacked Yavesh’s son Shalum there in Shomron and killed him, replacing him as king.

OET-RV KI2 15:15

15 Everything else that Shalum said, including his assassination plot, is written in the book of the events of the kings of Yisrael (Israel).

OET-LV KI2 15:10

10 And_he _conspired on/upon/above_him/it Shallūm the _son _of Yāⱱēsh/(Jabesh) and_he_struck _him _down before_the_of people and_he_killed _him and_he _became _king in_place _of _him.

OET-LV KI2 15:11

11 And_the _rest _of the _matters _of Zəkar^yāh THERE_they are_written on the _scroll _of the _matters _of the_days of_the _kings _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

OET-LV KI2 15:12

12 It was_the _message _of YHWH which he _had _spoken to Yēhūʼ/(Jehu) to_say descendants _of a _fourth_generation they _will _sit to/for_yourself(m) on the _throne _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_he/it _was thus.

OET-LV KI2 15:13

13 Shallūm the _son _of Yāⱱēsh he _became _king in_year thirty and_nine year of_ˊUzziy^yāh the _king _of Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_he _reigned a _month _of days in_Shomrōn.

OET-LV KI2 15:14

14 And_ Mənaḩēm the _son _of Gādī _he/it _ascended from_Tirʦāh and_he _came Shomrōn and_he _struck _down DOM Shallūm the _son _of Yāⱱēsh in_Shomrōn and_he_killed _him and_he _became _king in_place _of _him.

OET-LV KI2 15:15

15 And_the _rest _of the _matters _of Shallūm and_conspiracy _of_his which he _conspired THERE_they are_written on the _scroll _of the _matters _of the_days of_the _kings _of of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

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2. Son of Tikvah (alternately spelled Tokhath, see 2 Chr 34:22), who was keeper of the wardrobe and the husband of Huldah the prophetess, living in Jerusalem during the days of King Josiah (640–609 BC; 2 Kgs 22:14).

Show passage in OET: CH2 34:22

OET-RV CH2 34:22

22 So Hilkiyah and the others went to Yerushalem’s (Jerusalem’s) Second District, to the prophetess Huldah (wife of Shalum, son of Tokahat, son of Hasrah who took care of the temple robes). They passed on the king’s question,

OET-LV CH2 34:22

22 And_ Ḩilqiy^yāh and_which the_king _he/it _went to Ḩuldāh the_prophetess the _wife _of Shallūm the _son _of Tōqahat the _son _of Ḩaşrāh the _keeper _of the _garments and_she was_dwelling in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) in_district and_they _spoke to_her/it like_this.

Show passage in OET: KI2 22:14

OET-RV KI2 22:14

14 So Hilkiyah the priest and Ahikam, Akbor, Shafan, and Asayah went to the prophetess Huldah (the wife of Shalum, the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, the one in charge of looking after the priests’ uniforms who lived in the newer part of Yerushalem (Jerusalem)), and they spoke to her.

OET-LV KI2 22:14

14 And_ Ḩilqiy^yāh the_priest/officer and_ʼAḩīqām and_ˊAkbōr and_Shāfān and_ˊAsā^yāh _he/it _went to Ḩuldāh the_prophetess the _wife _of Shallūm the _son _of Tiqvāh the _son _of Ḩarḩaş the _one _who_kept the_garments and_she was_dwelling in_Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) in_district and_they _spoke to_her.

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3. Sismai’s son and the father of Jekamiah from Judah’s tribe (1 Chr 2:40-41).

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OET-RV CH1 2:40

40 Eleasah was the father of Sismay, and Sismay was the father of Shalum.

OET-RV CH1 2:41

41 Shalum was the father of Yekamyah, and Yekamyah was the father of Elishama.

OET-LV CH1 2:40

40 And_ʼElˊāsāh he _fathered DOM Sismai and_Sismai he _fathered DOM Shallūm.

OET-LV CH1 2:41

41 And_Shallūm he _fathered DOM Yəqam^yāh/(Jekamiah) and_Yəqam^yāh/(Jekamiah) he _fathered DOM ʼElīshāˊma.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 3:15

OET-RV CH1 3:15

15 Yoshiyah had four sons: The oldest was Yohanan, second was Yehoyakim, third was Tsidkiyah (Zedekiah), and the fourth was Shalum.

OET-LV CH1 3:15

15 And_the _sons of _Yoʼshiy^yāh the_firstborn was_Yōḩānān/(Johanan) the_second was_Yəhōyāqīm/(Jehoiakim) the_third was_Tsidqiy^yāh/(Zedekiah) the_fourth was_Shallūm.

Show passage in OET: JER 22:11

OET-RV JER 22:11

11 Yes, Yahweh says this about Yoshiyah’s son Yehoahaz who reigned instead of his father, who then left this place. He won’t return there again

OET-LV JER 22:11

11 If/because thus YHWH he _says to Shallūm the _son _of Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) the _king _of Yəhūdāh who_is_reigning in _place _of Yoʼshiy^yāh his/its_father who he _went _forth from the_place the_this not he _will _return there again.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 4:25

OET-RV CH1 4:25

25 Shaul’s son was Shalum. Shalum’s son was Mivsam. Mivsam’s son was Mishma.

OET-LV CH1 4:25

25 Shallūm his/its_son Miⱱsām his/its_son Mishmāˊ his/its_son.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 6:12–13

OET-RV CH1 6:12

12 Ahituv was the father of Tsadok, and Tsadok was the father of Shalum.

OET-RV CH1 6:13

13 Shalum was the father of Hilkiyah, and Hilkiyah was the father of Azaryah.

OET-LV CH1 5:38

38  And_ʼAḩīţūⱱ he _fathered DOM Tsādōq and_Tsādōq he _fathered DOM Shallūm.

OET-LV CH1 5:39

39  And_Shallūm he _fathered DOM Ḩilqiy^yāh and_Ḩilqiy^yāh he _fathered DOM ˊAzar^yāh.

Show passage in OET: EZR 7:2

OET-RV EZR 7:2

2 son of Shalum, son of Tsadok, son of Ahituv,

OET-LV EZR 7:2

2 The _son _of Shallūm the _son _of Tsādōq/(Zadok) the _son _of ʼAḩīţūⱱ.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 7:13

OET-RV CH1 7:13

13 Naftali’s (Naphtali’s) sons were Yahtsiel, Guni, Yetser, and Shalum. (They were descendants of Ya’akov’s (Jacob’s) slave-wife Bilhah.)

OET-LV CH1 7:13

13 The _sons _of Naftālī were_Yaḩʦī^ʼēl/(Jahziel) and_Gūnī and_Yēʦer/(Jezer) and_Shallūm the _sons _of Bilhāh.

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Show passage in OET: CH1 9:17–19; CH1 9:31

OET-RV CH1 9:17

17 From Levi’s descendants who returned to Yehudah and who guarded the temple gates there were Shalum, Akuv, Talmon, Ahiman, and some of their relatives. Shalum was their leader.

OET-RV CH1 9:18

18 ⇔Those descendents of Levi were gatekeepers at the King’s Gate on the east, and their descendants still are, even to this day.

OET-RV CH1 9:19

19 Shalum was Kore’s son, Kore was Evyasaf’s son, and Evyasaf was Korah’s son. Shalum and his relatives from his clan (Korah’s descendants) had the duty of being gatekeepers, responsible for guarding the entrances to Yahweh’s temple, as their ancestors had done.

OET-RV CH1 9:31

31 There was a Levite named Matityah (Shalum’s oldest son, who was a descendant of Korah) whose official duty was supervising the baking of the flat breads.

OET-LV CH1 9:17

17 And_the_gatekeepers were_Shallūm and_ˊAqqūⱱ and_Ţalmōn and_ʼAḩīman and_brother _of_their Shallūm was_the_chief.

OET-LV CH1 9:18

18 And_unto now in_the _gate _of the_king eastward_on they were_the_gatekeepers of_the _camps _of of _the _descendants _of of _Lēvī.

OET-LV CH1 9:19

19 And_Shallūm the _son _of Qōrēʼ the _son _of ʼEⱱyāşāf the _son _of Qoraḩ and_relatives _of_his of_the _house _of his/its_father the_Qoraḩites were_over the _work _of the _service the _keepers _of the _thresholds of_tent and_ancestors _of_their had _been_over the _camp _of YHWH the _keepers _of the _entrance.

OET-LV CH1 9:31

31 And_Mattit^yāh one _of the_Lēviyyiy he was_the_firstborn of_Shallūm the_Qoraḩite in_faithfulness was_over the _work _of the _flat _cakes.

Show passage in OET: EZR 2:42

OET-RV EZR 2:42

• 42 139 gatekeepers who were descendants of the gatekeepers Shalum, Ater, Talmon, Akuv, Hatita, and Shovay,

OET-LV EZR 2:42

42 The _descendants _of the _gatekeepers the _descendants _of Shallūm the _descendants _of ʼĀţēr the _descendants _of Ţalmōn the _descendants _of ˊAqqūⱱ the _descendants _of Ḩₐţīţāʼ the _descendants _of Shoⱱāy (the)_everyone was_one _hundred thirty and_nine.

Show passage in OET: NEH 7:45

OET-RV NEH 7:45

45 The gatekeepers:

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138 descendants of Shalum, Ater, Talmon, Akuv, Hatita, and Shovay.

OET-LV NEH 7:45

45 The_gatekeepers the _descendants _of Shallūm the _descendants _of ʼĀţēr the _descendants _of Ţalmōn the _descendants _of ˊAqqūⱱ the _descendants _of Ḩₐţīţāʼ the _descendants _of Shoⱱāy one _hundred thirty and_eight.

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Show passage in OET: CH2 28:12

OET-RV CH2 28:12

12 Then some of the leaders of Yisrael (Israel; Heb. Efrayim) took action and confronted those returning from battle: Azaryah (Yehohanan’s son), Berekyah (Meshilemot’s son), Yehizkiyah (Shalum’s son), and Amasa (Hadlay’s son)

OET-LV CH2 28:12

12 And_ men of_the _chiefs _of the _descendants _of ʼEfrayim ˊAzar^yāh the _son _of Yəhōḩānān/(Jehohanan) Berek^yāh the _son _of Məshillēmōt and_Jechizkiah the _son _of Shallūm and_ˊAmāsāʼ the _son _of Ḩadlay _they _rose _up on the_(ones _who)_went from the_war.

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10. One of the Levitical gatekeepers who was encouraged by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife during the postexilic era (Ezr 10:24).

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OET-RV EZR 10:24

• 24 Among the singers: Elyashiv.
• Among the temple guards: Shalum, Telem, and Uri.

OET-LV EZR 10:24

24 And_from the_singers ʼElyāshiyⱱ and_from the_gatekeepers Shallūm and_Ţelem and_ʼŪrī.

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11. One of the descendants of Binnui who was encouraged by Ezra to divorce his foreign wife (Ezr 10:42).

Show passage in OET: EZR 10:42

OET-RV EZR 10:42

42 Shalum, Amaryah, and Yosef (Joseph).

OET-LV EZR 10:42

42 Shallūm ʼAmar^yāh Yōşēf/(Joseph).

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12. Hallohesh’s son and a ruler of Jerusalem who, along with his daughters, repaired the section of city wall next to the Tower of the Ovens (Neh 3:12).

Show passage in OET: NEH 3:12

OET-RV NEH 3:12

12 Next to them was Halohesh’s son Shalum, the administrator for another half of the Yerushalem district, helped by his daughters.

OET-LV NEH 3:12

12 And_on his/its_hand Shallūm the _son _of Hallōḩēsh the _official _of (the)_half _of the _district _of Yərūshālaim/(Jerusalem) he and_daughters _of_his he _repaired.

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13. Col-hozeh’s son and ruler of the Mizpah district, who rebuilt the Fountain Gate and the wall of the pool of Shelah of the king’s garden (Neh 3:15).

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OET-RV NEH 3:15

15 Kal -Hozeh’s son Shalun, the administrator for the Mitspah district, rebuilt the Fountain Gate—he built and covered it, installing the doors with their bolts and bars, and repaired the wall of the Shelah Pool from the king’s garden as far as the stairs that come down from the City of David.

OET-LV NEH 3:15

15 And_DOM the _gate _of the _spring Shallūn the _son _of Kol/(Col)- Ḩozeh the _official _of the _district _of (the)_Miʦpāh he _repaired he he_rebuilt _it and_he_roofed _over _it and doors _of_its bolts _of_its and_bars _of_its and_DOM the _wall _of the _pool _of (the)_Shēlāh to/for_garden the_king and_unto the_steps which_go_down from_the _city _of Dāvid.

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14. Uncle of Hanamel and Jeremiah, who sold to the latter his field at Anathoth during King Zedekiah’s reign (597–586 BC; Jer 32:7). He is perhaps identifiable with #2 above.

Show passage in OET: JER 32:7

OET-RV JER 32:7

7 Listen, your cousin Hanamel (your uncle Shalum’s son) is coming to see you and will ask you to buy his field in Anatot, because you have the right to buy it.

OET-LV JER 32:7

7 HERE Ḩₐnam^ʼēl the _son _of Shallūm uncle _of_your is_about _to _come to_you to_say buy to/for_yourself(m) DOM field _of_my which is_at_ˊAnātōt if/because to/for_yourself(m) the _right _of (the)_redemption to_buy_it.

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15. Maaseiah’s father. Maaseiah, keeper of the threshold, owned a chamber in the sanctuary during Jehoiakim’s reign (609–598 BC; Jer 35:4, KJB; cf. 52:24).