Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 22:11

For thus saith the LORD touching Shallum, the son of Josiah king of Judah , which reigned in stead of Josiah his father , which went forth out of this place , he shall not return thither any more.

Who this Shallum was is a little doubted, some think it was Iehoa[illegible: 1 letter]az the Son of Iosiah, 1 Chron. 3.15. called Iohanan, there is also mentioned one Shallum, but he is there mentioned as the fourth son of Iosiah, in the Book of Kings we read only of three Sons which Iosiah had, viz. Iehoa[illegible: 1 letter]az, Iehojachim, and Zedekiah, most think that this Shallum, was Iehoa[illegible: 1 letter]az or Iohanan (as he is called 1 Chron. 3.15.) who was indeed the second son of Iosiah for it is plain from 2 Kings 23.31, 36. that Iehojachim was two years older, otherwise he could not have been 25 years old when he began to reign after Iehoahaz who began to reign at 23 years of age and reigned but three months, but 1 Chron. 3.15. he is called Iosiahs first-born, because he was first made King, and here he is called Shallum for the shortness of his reign, in derision to the Jews who so called him, upon the account of their good hopes of prosperity under him, and in allusion to Shallum the son of Iabesh, one of the last Kings of the ten Tribes mentioned 2 Kings 15.13. who reigned but a moneth, for this as some think could not be that Shallum mentioned after Zedekiah, as the fourth son of Iosiah, 1 Chron. 3.15. for that Shallum they say never reigned, this as the text saith did reign three months

instead of Iosiah his Father, which phrase seemeth also to conclude that he immediately succeeded his Father Iosiah.

He was carried away from Ierusalem presently after he was set up, 2 Kings 23.31, 32. imprisoned at Ribla[illegible: 1 letter], and verse 34. died in Egypt.