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Menahem then became king in Shallum's stead. In the Books of Kings (2 Kings, Chapter 15, verses 10, 13-14) Shallum's father is identified as Jabesh. However, the passage may instead mention a toponym, identifying that Shallum was "the son" of a city called Jabesh. [1] In this view, Shallum may have originated from Jabesh-Gilead. The city is ...
2 Kings 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
Shallum ("retribution") was the name of several people of the Old Testament. Shallum of Israel. King of Israel. Alternative name of Jehoahaz King of ...
Jehoahaz III of Judah (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָחָז, Yǝhōʾāḥāz, "Yahweh has held"; Greek: Ιωαχαζ Iōakhaz; Latin: Joachaz), also called Shallum, [1] was the seventeenth king of Judah (3 months in 609 BC) and the fourth son [2] of king Josiah whom he succeeded. [3] His mother was Hamautal, daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. He was born ...
King Uzziah referred to as Azariah (II Kings 15:1) – under whose reign, the following ruled over Israel: Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah. King Jotham (II Kings 15:32) King Ahaz (II Kings 16:1) – under whose reign, Hoshea ruled as the last king of Israel. King Hezekiah (II Kings 18:1) – under his reign, the Assyrian Empire ...
Jabesh (Hebrew: יָבֵשׁ, romanized: ja'-besh [1]) was the father of Shallum of the Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible. Jabesh is mentioned In the Books of Kings (2 Kings 15:10, 2 Kings 15:13–14). However, the passage may instead mention a toponym, identifying that Shallum
Israel's political power increased during his reign. Jeroboam reigned for 41 years. [1] Jeroboam was succeeded by his son Zechariah of Israel, the last monarch of the House of Jehu. Zechariah only reigned for 6 months. He was assassinated by Shallum of Israel, who then claimed the throne of Israel for himself. [1]
Menahem's ten-year reign is told in 2 Kings 15:14–22.When Shallum conspired against and assassinated Zechariah in Samaria, and set himself upon the throne of the northern kingdom, Menahem—who, like Shallum, had served as a captain in Zechariah's army—refused to recognize the murderous usurper.