Bible Person

Shallum

Meaning: perfect; agreeable · Male · 2 cross references

This Shallum entry refers to the husband of Huldah and keeper of the temple vestments in Josiah's reign, not to the Judahite genealogical figure of the same name. He appears in the reform setting surrounding the discovery of the book of the law. First appears in 2 Kgs 22:14.1

AI summary: This Shallum matters because his cross references place him inside the domestic and institutional world from which Huldah is consulted during one of Judah's most decisive reform moments. Though he is not the prophetic voice, his household and office form part of that spiritually charged setting. Taken together, the material presents this Shallum as a temple-associated figure linked to Josiah's renewal.1

Central Figure

Shallum

Meaning: perfect; agreeable

Keeper of the temple vestments in the reign of Josiah (2 Kings 22:14).