Shallum

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Shallum ("retribution") was the name of several people of the Old Testament.

  1. Shallum of Israel, the king of Israel
  2. King of Judah also known as Jehoahaz.
  3. Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14).
  4. One of the posterity of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:40, 41).
  5. A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:25).
  6. A descendant of Levi, and one of the line of the high priests (1 Chr. 6:13).
  7. One of the sons of Naphtali (1 Chr. 7:13).
  8. A keeper of the gate in the reign of David (1 Chr. 9:17).
  9. A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:19, 31; Jeremiah 35:4).
  10. An Ephraimite chief (2 Chronicles 28:12).
  11. The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7).