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Shallum of Israel
A usurper who killed Zechariah and reigned one month before being killed in turn.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Family & lineage
Where in scripture
2 KingsShallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigned for a month in Samaria.
2 Kings 15:13 — Reigns one month
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, a public-domain translation.