Shallum
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Shallum ("retribution") was the name of several people of the Old Testament.
- Shallum of Israel, the king of Israel
- King of Judah also known as Jehoahaz
- Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14)
- One of the posterity of Judah (1 Chronicles 2:40, 41)
- A descendant of Simeon (1 Chr. 4:25)
- A descendant of Levi, and one of the line of the high priests (1 Chr. 6:13)
- One of the sons of Naphtali (1 Chr. 7:13)
- A keeper of the gate in the reign of David (1 Chr. 9:17)
- A Levite porter (1 Chr. 9:19, 31; Jeremiah 35:4)
- An Ephraimite chief (2 Chronicles 28:12)
- The uncle of the prophet Jeremiah (Jer. 32:7)
- Shallum son of Hallohesh, ruler of a half-district of Jerusalem, repaired a section of the wall of Jerusalem with the help of his daughters.(Neh. 3:12)