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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.

  2. Jan 12, 2022 · Jehu was a captain in Israels 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Jehu ben Jehoshaphat ben Nimshi. He was a commander in the Israelite army who accepted the divine commission through Elisha to take over the royal office, avenge the persecution of Yahwists, and extirpate Phoen. Baal worship from Israel ( 2 Kings 9:1-10; cf. 1 Kings 19:16 ).

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