'''Shallum''' in the [[Bible]] is the name of twelve or more Israelites, most notably that of the fifteenth [[king]] of [[Israel]], (2 Kings 15:10) and that of a [[high priestHigh Priest]]. (1 Chronicles 6:13)
Shallum (Strong's H7966) is understood by Strong to be the same as Shillum (H7966), and meaning ''retribution''. Shallum is rendered by various forms in the [[Septuagint]]. Easton<ref>M.G. Easton M.A D.D., the Illustrated Bible Dictionary, 1897; http://www.bible-history.com/eastons/S/Shallum</ref> lists eleven persons by this name, the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia<ref>http://www.internationalstandardbible.com/S/shallum-(1).html</ref> twelve, while Smith<ref>Smith's Bible Dictionary by Dr. William Smith (1884); http://www.smithsbibledictionary.org/3843-Shallum.php</ref> provides fifteen possible persons: