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Jehu (Hebrew: יֵהוּא, romanized: Yēhūʾ, meaning "Yahu is He"; Akkadian: 𒅀𒌑𒀀 Ya'úa [ia-ú-a]; Latin: Iehu) was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab.
Jan 12, 2022 · Jehu was a captain in Israel’s army, who God anointed as king over Israel. He reigned for twenty-eight years and was rewarded for his obedience to God. Though many of the kings of Israel and Judah were wicked and led God’s people astray, King Jehu was used by God to draw His people back to God.
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. Before his reign as king, Jehu functioned as a commander in the army of Ahab ( 2 Kings 9:5, 25) in the northern kingdom of Israel. Jehu was the son of Jehoshaphat, although he is more commonly mentioned as son of Nimshi, his grandfather, perhaps because Nimshi was more well-known.
Sep 14, 2021 · King Jehu was the 10th king of the northern Kingdom of Israel and anointed by God to enact judgment against the house of Ahab for its wickedness.
The name of a Judahite prophet, of an Israelite king, a member of a clan of Jerahmeel ( 1 Chron 2:38 ), one of a band of migrating Simeonites ( 4:35) and a Benjamite who joined David ( 12:3 ). I. Jehu ben Hanani. He was a prophet ( 1 Kings 16:12, 2 Chron 19:2) and possibly son of a prophet ( see Hanani ).
Jehu Anointed King of Israel. 9 The prophet Elisha summoned a man from the company of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak into your belt, take this flask of olive oil with you and go to Ramoth Gilead. 2 When you get there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi.
Jehu, king ( c. 842–815 bc) of Israel. He was a commander of chariots for the king of Israel, Ahab, and his son Jehoram, on Israel’s frontier facing Damascus and Assyria.
Jun 10, 2021 · King Jehu was a man who had served for years as a commander in the army of Israel (2 Kings 9:5), and was infamous for the ferocious way he drove his chariot (2 Kings 9:20).
Jehu. JEHU (Heb. יֵהוּא), son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi (II Kings 9–10); reigned over the Israelite kingdom at Samaria for 28 years (c. 842–814 B.C.E.). During *Ahab's reign Jehu already held a position which brought him into close contact with court circles (II Kings 9:25).
The House of Jehu. Jehu's Reign. Having exterminated every member and friend of the house of Ahab, Jehu decided to rid the land of the priests of Baal. Proclaiming a solemn festival to be held in honor of Baal, Jehu ordered all the prophets and priests of the idol to appear at the celebration.
