Overview
The Bible addresses shallum across 20 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Chronicles, 2 Kings and Ezra. Closely related themes include Akkub, Levites, Menahem and Porters. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Huldah and Uzziah.
Key Bible verses about shallum
Old Testament
2 Kings
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. Uzziah: Gr. Ozias a full: Heb. a month of days
For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her. wardrobe: Heb. garments in the: or, in the second part
1 Chronicles
And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,
And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat Elishama.
Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.
And the porters were, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum was the chief;
And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, being over the host of the LORD, were keepers of the entry. gates: Heb. thresholds
And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the things that were made in the pans. set: or, trust in: or, on flat plates, or, slices
2 Chronicles
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to that effect. Hasrah: or, Harhas,.kings.22.14. wardrobe: Heb. garments in the college: or, in the school, or, in the second part
Ezra
The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters; Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
Shallum, Amariah, and Joseph.
Nehemiah
And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.
The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
Jeremiah
Behold, Hanameel the son of Shallum thine uncle shall come unto thee, saying, Buy thee my field that is in Anathoth: for the right of redemption is thine to buy it.
And I brought them into the house of the LORD, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door: door: Heb. threshold, or, vessel
People in the Bible and shallum
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying shallum for yourself
- Begin with 2 Kings 15:10, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how 1 Chronicles, 2 Kings and Ezra each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Huldah and Uzziah and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Akkub, Levites, Menahem and Porters.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about shallum?
The Bible addresses shallum across 20 verses, drawn from the Old Testament. These passages cluster most in 1 Chronicles, 2 Kings and Ezra. Closely related themes include Akkub, Levites, Menahem and Porters. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Huldah and Uzziah.
How many Bible verses are about shallum?
The Bible references shallum in 20 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention shallum?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is 2 Kings 15:10: “And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.”
Which people in the Bible are associated with shallum?
Huldah and Uzziah.
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