Shallum of Israel was king of Israel, and son of Jabesh. Albright has dated his reign to 745 BC, while Thiele offers the date 752 BC. He "conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead" (2 Kings 15:10). He reigned only "a month of days in Samaria" (15:13) before Menahem rose up, put him to death (2 Kings 15:14, 15, 17), and became king in his stead.
