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Shallum שַׁלּוּם
High Priest. Shallum, also known as Meshullam, was a high priest during the time of the kings of Judah, serving as the son of Zadok and the father of Hilkiah.
Also called Meshullam.
Family
Where Shallum appears
1 Chronicles (3), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (1)
Key verses
- 1 Chronicles 6:12 first mention — And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
- 1 Chronicles 6:13 — And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
- 1 Chronicles 9:11 — And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the ruler of the house of God;
- Ezra 7:2 — The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,
- Nehemiah 11:11 — Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Several people in the Bible share this name; this page is about the one described above. Verse text: King James Version.