SELLUM (Hebr. Šallūm). — Name of about fifteen persons in the Old Testament.
The principal ones are: 1. S., son of Iabes, king of Israel (744 B.C.), who took the throne and the life of Zaccaria, Ieroboam II (v.). In his turn, after only one month of reign, Manahem (v.), who conquered Samaria and took possession of the throne (II Reg. 15, 10-15).
2. S., son of Thecua and husband of the prophetess Holda, guardian of the priestly vestments Iosia (v.) (II Reg. 22, 14; II Par. 34, 22); some think that he was the same S., uncle of the prophet Geremia (Jer. 32, 7).
3. S., son of Ioas and king of Judah (815-799), better Ioachaz (v.).
4. S., son of Sadoe and father of Helcia, high priest, also called Mosollam (I Par. 6, 12 ff.; 9, 11), ancestor of Esdra (Esd. 7, 27).
5. S., a Levite, one of the descendants of Core, chief of the gatekeepers of the sanctuary in the time of David (I Par. 9, 17; 19, 31).