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What the Bible Says About Shallum

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 Menahem, Akkub, Porters and Talmon. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Huldah and Uzziah.

Key Bible verses about shallum

Old Testament

2 Kings

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.

2 Kings 15:13

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.

2 Kings 15:14

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.

2 Kings 15:15

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.

2 Kings 22:14

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.

1 Chronicles

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: Menahem, Akkub, Porters and Talmon.

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 Menahem, Akkub, Porters and Talmon. 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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