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<p> ( שׁלּוּם , <i> ''''' shallūm ''''' </i> , שׁלּם , <i> ''''' shallum ''''' </i> , "the requited one" (&nbsp; 2 Kings 15:10-15 )): The 15th king of Israel, and successor of Zechariah, whom he publicly assassinated in the 7th month of his reign. Nothing more is known of [[Shallum]] than that he was a son of Jabesh, which may indicate that he was a [[Gileadite]] from beyond Jordan. He is said to have made "a conspiracy" against Zechariah, so was not alone in his crime. The conspirators, however, had but a short-lived success, as, when Shallum had "reigned for the space of a month in Samaria," Menahem, then at Tirzah, one of the minor capitals of the kingdom, went up to Samaria, slew him and took his place. </p> <p> It was probably at this time that Syria threw off the yoke of tribute to [[Israel]] (see [[Jeroboam]] Ii ), as when next we meet with that kingdom, it is under its own king and in alliance with [[Samaria]] (&nbsp;2 Kings 16:5 ). </p> <p> The 10 years of rule given to [[Menahem]] (&nbsp;2 Kings 15:17 ) may be taken to include the few months of military violence under Zechariah and Shallum, and cover the full years 758-750, with portions of years before and after counted as whole ones. The unsuccessful usurpation of Shallum may therefore be put in 758 Bc (some date lower). </p>

<ref name="term_8161"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia/shallum+(2) Shallum from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia]</ref>