Jehu
anointed king over Israel (1KI 19:16) at the direction of Elisha (2KI 9:1-3)
Personmale47 verses
Names
- Jehu — יֵהוּא yehu “y-h-v-h is he” (H3058) · Ιου Iou — 1 Kings 19:16
- Zimri — זִמְרִי ziməriy “wild goats, sheep; [poss.] awe of y-h-v-h” (H2174) · Ζαμβρι Zambri — 2 Kings 9:31
Family
- father of Jehoahaz (King of Israel, son of Jehu) (inferred)
Associations
- king of Bidkar (inferred)
Dated events
- Jehu's reign as king over Israel begins — 3,121 AH · 884 BC (Ussher) — 2 Kings 9:13
- Jehu's reign as king over Israel ends* — 3,148 AH · 856 BC (Ussher) — 2 Kings 10:36
Years are anno hominis, counted from Creation. The two chronologies are given as the source gives them, unreconciled.
Recorded at
- Jezreel 2 — Jehu's reign as king over Israel begins (2 Kings 9:15)
Named together
Named in the same verse. A co-occurrence recorded by the text, not a claim that this person was there.
- Samaria 1 — 5 shared verses
- Syria 1 — 2 shared verses
- Abel-meholah — 1 shared verse
- Beersheba 1 — 1 shared verse
- Beth-haggan — 1 shared verse
- Bethel 1 — 1 shared verse
- Dan — 1 shared verse
- Gur — 1 shared verse
- Ibleam — 1 shared verse
- Jerusalem — 1 shared verse
- Megiddo — 1 shared verse
- Ramoth-gilead — 1 shared verse
Appearances
- 1 Kings 19:16
- 1 Kings 19:17
- 2 Kings 9:2
- 2 Kings 9:5
- 2 Kings 9:11
- 2 Kings 9:13
- 2 Kings 9:14
- 2 Kings 9:15
- 2 Kings 9:16
- 2 Kings 9:17
- 2 Kings 9:18
- 2 Kings 9:19
and 35 further references.