Shallum

1. One of the kings of Israel, 2 K IS'""" (rcXXoO/n). He headed a con- spiracy against Zechariah, the last king of Jehu's dynasty, murdered him, and usurped his throne (c. 740 B.C.). After the short period of a month, he himself fell a victim to MenaHEM (see vol. iii. p. 340»). 2. It is not improbable that in Jer 22" (ScXXtJm) d^ (AV and RV 'Shallum') is meant to be an epithet, 'the requited one,' applied to Jehoahaz, or it may be that Shallum was the original name of the latter (see Jehoahaz, No. 2). I'lie Chronicler takes (perhaps from this passage) Shallum as a proper name, and makes nim th« SHALLUN SHAME 473 fourth son of Josiah, 1 Ch 3" (B Za\oin, A 2a\- XoiJ/x). 3. The husband (or son, LXX in 2 Kings) of HULDAII the prophetess, 2 K 22" (B LeXX^^, A ^tWo^M). 2 Ch 34" (BA i:c\XiM). 4. A Judahite, 1 Ch 2'- (B i:aXor.^, A in v." ZaWoi'n). 5. A de- scenilant of Simeon, 1 Ch 4'^ (^aX^M)- 6. A hi^h priest, son of Zadok, 1 Ch 6"- 1» (B ^aXJi^i, A i;«X- Xoi'm), Ezr 7' (B ZeXoO/x, A ^cXXoi^m) = Salem of 1 Es 8' and Salemas of 2 Es 1'. 7. A son of Naphtali, 1 Ch 7" (B ^aXuni^ii-, A ^cWou^l), called in Gn 46= and Nu 26'"' Shillem (cV? ; in former passage A ^vW-^/a, in latter B IDcXXt), A i:«XX^/i), with the gentilic name Shilleniites ('Dferi ; B 6 2<XXi)Mei, A 0 ^fXXjjMi), Nu 2G". 8. The eponym of a family of gatekeepers, 1 Ch Q'"" (B laXli/i, A first time 2aXXci/i), Ezr 2' = Neh 7" (B 2aXoi'./x, A SfXXoi;/i), called in 1 Es 5'-SalUM, and (possibly) in Neh 12^ Mkshullam. 9. A Korahite gate- keepur, 1 Ch 9'" (B SaXu^ii^, A raXci/.) " (BA 'l^iaXJifi), called in 26'- '- ' Mesiielejiiah and in 20" Siielemiah. It is not at all unlikely that this name should be identified with the preceding. 10. Father of Jehizkiah, an Ephraimite chief, 2 Ch 28" (I'fXX^/i). 11. One of the porters Avho had married a foreign wife, Ezr 10" (B TeWrifi., n TaiX- Xei/i, A SoXXtJm). 12. One of the sons of Bani who had committed the same offence, Ezr 10" (B i;aXoi''/i, A ZeWovfi). 13. The son of Uallohesh, ruler of a district of Jerusalem. He and his daughters are recorded to have assisted in the repairing of the wall, Neh 3" (B SaXoil^, A SaXXouM, N OaXov/i). 14. The uncle of Jeremiah, Jer 32 [Gr. 39] ' (SaXii^i). 15. Father of Maaseiah, the keeper of the threshold, Jer 35[Gr. 42]*(-f^'iA'). J. A. Selbie. 8HALLUN (p^s').— The son of Col-hozeh, the ruler of the di.strict of Mizpah, who took part in the repair of the wall and gates of Jerusalem, NehS'MLXXom.). 8HALMAI See Salmai.