And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Key themes
HopeJustice and mercyTruthProphetic witness
Glossary
- Ibleam Place
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People-waster, a city assigned to Manasseh ( Josh. 17:11 ), from which the Israelites, however, could not expel the Canaanites ( Judg. 1:27 ). It is also called Bileam ( 1 Chr. 6:70 ). Modern identification: Khirbet Belameh.
- Shallum Person
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Retribution. (1. ) The son of Jabesh, otherwise unknown. He “conspired against Zachariah, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead” ( 2 Kings 15:10 ).