Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:
(dry). (1) King Shallum’s father (2 Kings 15:10,13). (2) Jabesh-gilead, a city of Gilead (Judg. 21:8-14; 1 Sam. 11:1-11; 31:1-13).
“Jabesh” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
Father of Shallum king of Israel (2 Kings 15:10, 13-14).
“Jabesh, Jabesh-gilead” From Concise Bible Dictionary:
City in Gilead. When the tribe of Benjamin had been punished for its sin, and wives were wanted for the survivors, Jabesh-gilead was smitten because they came not when called, and only the young women were spared (Judg. 21:8,14). The city was afterward saved from the Ammonites by Saul; and when Saul and his sons were killed in battle, the valiant men of the city took up their bodies and buried them (1 Sam. 11:1-11; 1 Sam. 31:11-13; 2 Sam. 2:4-5; 2 Sam. 21:12; 1 Chron. 10:11-12). Identified with ed Deir (on the south of Wady Yabis, in which the name has probably been preserved), 32° 23' N, 35° 40' E.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Meaning:
the same as 3002 (also Yabeysh {yaw-bashe'}; often with the addition of 1568, i.e. Jabesh of Gilad); Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine
KJV Usage:
Jobesh ((-Gilead))
Potts’ Bible Proper Names:
Dry; parched; confusion; shame:―father of Shallum; a place in Palestine, 2 Kings 15:10. {Aridus}