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Jehu

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Jehu (jē`hy).

1 King of Israel. He was anointed king by Elisha Elisha (ēlī`shə), in the Bible, prophet who functions as a model of the Mosaic prophetic office after Elijah , whose work he
..... Click the link for more information. , who led the revolt against the house of Ahab. Jehu murdered King Jehoram 1 Son of Ahab, king of Israel (c.852–841 B.C.), brother and successor of Ahaziah (1.) He enlisted the support of Jehoshaphat of Judah to put down a revolt in Moab. Jehoram was wounded in an attack on Ramoth-gilead and retired to Jezreel.
..... Click the link for more information.  of Israel and King Ahaziah 1 King of Israel, son of Ahab. He was a worthy successor of his father only in that he followed Ahab's religious views. He was succeeded by his brother Jehoram (1.)

2 King of Judah, son of Jehoram (2) and Athaliah (1.
..... Click the link for more information.  of Judah and the rest of the house of Ahab. Jehu's rapid chariot driving has become proverbial. To receive protection from Assyria, Jehu paid tribute to Shalmaneser III, an event depicted on the black obelisk in the British Museum. His son Jehoahaz succeeded him.

2 Prophet under Kings Baasha and Jehoshaphat.

3 Descendant of Judah.

4 Simeonite.

5 One of those who joined David at Ziklag.

Jehu
obliterates the profane worship of Baal. [O.T.: II Kings 10:29]
See : Idolatry
Jehu
Israelite king noted for his rapid chariot driving. [O.T.: II Kings 9]
See : Swiftness


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Then Jehu went in and sat down to dinner; and presently he said, Go and bury this cursed woman, for she is a King's daughter.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Our Jehu had carelessly driven over a heap of gravel and fairly capsized the coach, with the wheels in the air and our heels where our heads should have been.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
The Queen was abroad to-day in order to hunt, but finding it disposed to rain she kept in her coach; she hunts in a chaise with one horse, which she drives herself, and drives furiously, like Jehu, and is a mighty hunter, like Nimrod.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
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