According to the Bible, Jehu condemned Baasha, king of Israel, and the House of Baasha (1 Kings 16:7), accusing him of leading the people into the sin of idolatry like his predecessor Jeroboam. Jehu (Hebrew: .mw-parser-output .script-hebrew,.mw-parser-output .script-Hebr{font-family:"SBL Hebrew","SBL BibLit","Frank Ruehl CLM","Taamey Frank CLM","Ezra SIL","Ezra SIL SR","Keter Aram Tsova","Taamey Ashkenaz","Taamey David CLM","Keter YG","Shofar","David CLM","Hadasim CLM","Simple CLM","Nachlieli",Cardo,Alef,"Noto Serif Hebrew","Noto Sans Hebrew","David Libre",David,"Times New Roman",Gisha,Arial,FreeSerif,FreeSans}יֵהוּא Yehu, meaning "Yahu is He"; Akkadian: 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. The author of the Tel Dan Stele (found in 1993 and 1994) claimed to have slain both Ahaziah of Judah and Jehoram of Israel (whom Ahaziah was visiting). Years later, in the south, Jehu would be called upon once more to confront a king. [4], Living securely in Judah during the colorful careers of Elijah and Elisha in Israel, Jehu continued to serve as an advisor to kings, notably king Jehoshaphat. [3] The principal source for the events of his reign comes from 2 Kings 9–10. In the Assyrian documents, he is simply referred to as "son of Omri"[16][17] (Akkadian: mār Ḫumri, possibly expressing his having been the ruler of 'the House of Omri,' a later Assyrian designation for the Kingdom of Israel). Jehu later threw his body on Naboth's vineyard, to avenge Naboth, whom Jehoram's father and mother had murdered.
He would also prophecy to King Jehoshaphat of Judah. This time it was the good king of Judah, Jehoshaphat.
This article is about the prophet Jehu. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842–815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841–814 BCE. The message was that Baasha's "dynasty" would be a short one.
Rushing in his chariot to Jezreel, Jehu exterminated Jehoram, the last king of the Omri dynasty, his nephew Ahaziah (king of Judah), who was visiting him, and the queen mother Jezebel, who “had painted… Jehu (UK: /ˈdʒiːhjuː/, US: /ˈdʒiːhuː/;[1] Hebrew: יהוא, Yêhū "Yah is He")[2] son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC. [10] After that, he destroyed their idols and temple, and turned the temple into a latrine. He went on to say that nevertheless the Lord found good in the king, as he had removed the Asherah poles from the land and set his heart to seek God. You may be looking for Jehu, the King. They obeyed his commands and Jezebel was instantly killed. This article is about the king of Israel.
He would also prophecy to King Jehoshaphat of Judah. This time it was the good king of Judah, Jehoshaphat.
This article is about the prophet Jehu. William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842–815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841–814 BCE. The message was that Baasha's "dynasty" would be a short one.
Rushing in his chariot to Jezreel, Jehu exterminated Jehoram, the last king of the Omri dynasty, his nephew Ahaziah (king of Judah), who was visiting him, and the queen mother Jezebel, who “had painted… Jehu (UK: /ˈdʒiːhjuː/, US: /ˈdʒiːhuː/;[1] Hebrew: יהוא, Yêhū "Yah is He")[2] son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC. [10] After that, he destroyed their idols and temple, and turned the temple into a latrine. He went on to say that nevertheless the Lord found good in the king, as he had removed the Asherah poles from the land and set his heart to seek God. You may be looking for Jehu, the King. They obeyed his commands and Jezebel was instantly killed. This article is about the king of Israel.