Person Old Testament
Shallum
Shallum was a son of Josiah, king of Judah, and the brother of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah. Mentioned once in Scripture, at 1 Chronicles 3:15.
Why it matters. Son of Josiah, king of Judah
- Primary passages
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Shallum
Shallum, mentioned in 1Ch.3.15, was one of the sons of Josiah, the king of Judah. He is listed among Josiah's four sons, along with Johanan, Jehoiakim, and Zedekiah. The order in which the sons are mentioned may not necessarily reflect their birth order. Shallum's brothers, Jehoiakim and Zedekiah, both became kings of Judah, with Jehoiakim succeeding their father Josiah and Zedekiah being appointed by the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar II.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Appears in Scripture
Named in 1 verse across 1 book. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.
1 Chronicles (1 verse)