Shallum Summary
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Shallum was a son of Josiah, king of Judah, and the brother of Jehoiakim and Zedekiah.
son of Josiah (1CH 3:15)
Lineage: God › Adam › Seth › Enos › Cainan › Mahalaleel › Jared › Enoch › Methuselah › Lamech › Noah › Shem › Arphaxad › Cainan › Salah › Eber › Peleg › Reu › Serug › Nahor › Terah › Abraham › Isaac › Jacob › Judah › Pharez › Hezron › Ram › Amminadab › Nahshon › Salmon › Boaz › Obed › Jesse › David › Solomon › Rehoboam › Abijah › Asa › Jehoshaphat › Jehoram › Ahaziah › Joash › Amaziah › Uzziah › Jotham › Ahaz › Hezekiah › Manasseh › Amon › Josiah › Shallum
Names
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Shallum
perfect; agreeable
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Shallum
· Also called · H7967 none · 1CH 3:15 peace, well-being, prosperity
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שַׁלּוּם
shalum · H7967 · 1CH 3:15 peace, well-being, prosperity
- he שַׁלּוּם · H7967J
- el Σαλουμ Saloum · none · 1CH 3:15
- bg Шалум
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Conditional birth estimate
Conditional birth bounds under generation assumptions; not attested parental ages, biological limits or a lifespan.
The anchors give incompatible conditional intervals. This calculation establishes no birth year.
Below are relatives with a selected birth year, the generations separating them, and the interval allowed by each anchor. Each relative’s page shows available dates and sources. The overall estimate uses the intersection of the allowed intervals.
| Relative / anchor year | Generations | Conditional interval |
|---|---|---|
| Josiah · 649 BC Ancestor |
1 20–45 years per generation |
c. 629 BC – 604 BC |
| Hezekiah · 742 BC Ancestor |
4 20–45 years per generation |
c. 662 BC – 562 BC |
| Amaziah · 826 BC Ancestor |
8 20–45 years per generation |
c. 666 BC – 466 BC |
| Joash · 845 BC Ancestor |
9 20–45 years per generation |
c. 665 BC – 440 BC |
| Jehoshaphat · 949 BC Ancestor |
12 20–45 years per generation |
c. 709 BC – 409 BC |
| Solomon · 1036 BC Ancestor |
16 20–45 years per generation |
c. 716 BC – 316 BC |
| David · 1086 BC Ancestor |
17 20–45 years per generation |
c. 746 BC – 321 BC |
| Absalom · 1051 BC Ancestor |
17 20–45 years per generation |
c. 711 BC – 286 BC |
| Ruth · 1116 BC Ancestor |
20 20–45 years per generation |
c. 716 BC – 216 BC |
| Pharez · 1722 BC Ancestor |
26 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1202 BC – 552 BC |
| Jacob · 1835 BC Ancestor |
28 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1275 BC – 575 BC |
| Isaac · 1895 BC Ancestor |
29 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1315 BC – 590 BC |
| Rebekah · 1876 BC Ancestor |
29 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1296 BC – 571 BC |
| Abraham · 1995 BC Ancestor |
30 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1395 BC – 645 BC |
| Sarah · 1985 BC Ancestor |
30 20–45 years per generation |
c. 1385 BC – 635 BC |
| Terah · 2125 BC Ancestor |
31 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1350 BC – AD 1906 |
| Nahor · 2156 BC Ancestor |
32 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1356 BC – AD 2005 |
| Haran · 2056 BC Ancestor |
32 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1256 BC – AD 2105 |
| Serug · 2186 BC Ancestor |
33 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1361 BC – AD 2105 |
| Reu · 2218 BC Ancestor |
34 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1368 BC – AD 2203 |
| Peleg · 2248 BC Ancestor |
35 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1373 BC – AD 2303 |
| Eber · 2282 BC Ancestor |
36 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1382 BC – AD 2399 |
| Salah · 2312 BC Ancestor |
37 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1387 BC – AD 2499 |
| Arphaxad · 2347 BC Ancestor |
39 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1372 BC – AD 2724 |
| Shem · 2447 BC Ancestor |
40 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1447 BC – AD 2754 |
| Noah · 2948 BC Ancestor |
41 25–130 years per generation |
c. 1923 BC – AD 2383 |
| Lamech · 3130 BC Ancestor |
42 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2080 BC – AD 2331 |
| Methuselah · 3317 BC Ancestor |
43 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2242 BC – AD 2274 |
| Enoch · 3382 BC Ancestor |
44 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2282 BC – AD 2339 |
| Jared · 3544 BC Ancestor |
45 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2419 BC – AD 2307 |
| Mahalaleel · 3609 BC Ancestor |
46 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2459 BC – AD 2372 |
| Cainan · 3679 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2504 BC – AD 2432 |
| Cain · 4004 BC Ancestor |
47 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2829 BC – AD 2107 |
| Enos · 3769 BC Ancestor |
48 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2569 BC – AD 2472 |
| Adam · 4004 BC Ancestor |
48 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2804 BC – AD 2237 |
| Eve · 4005 BC Ancestor |
48 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2805 BC – AD 2236 |
| Seth · 3874 BC Ancestor |
49 25–130 years per generation |
c. 2649 BC – AD 2497 |
Shallum Article
STEPBible TIPNR
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.
Sources: BibleData (CC BY 4.0, Shallum_4) · STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0, Shallum@1Ch.3.15)