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A footnote in the Amplified Bible regarding Jeremiah 36:3 disputes that King Jehoiakim died of natural causes, asserting that the king rebelled against Babylon several years after these events (II Kings 24:1) and was attacked by numerous bands from various nations subject to Babylon (II Kings 24:2), concluding that he came to a violent death and a disgraceful burial as foretold by Jeremiah ...
The article deals with the biblical and historical kings of the Land of Israel—Abimelech of Sichem, the three kings of the United Kingdom of Israel and those of its successor states, Israel and Judah, followed in the Second Temple period, part of classical antiquity, by the kingdoms ruled by the Hasmonean and Herodian dynasties.
Jehu (/ ˈ dʒ iː h uː /; Hebrew: יֵהוּא, romanized: Yēhūʾ, meaning "Yah 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.
His name is in brackets to fill in the gaps of the fragment. [10] [11] 2 Kings 8:17: Jehu: King of Israel c. 841 – c. 814: Mentioned on the Black Obelisk. [32] 1 Kgs. 19:16, Hos. 1:4: Jeroboam II: King of Israel 793–753: An 8th century seal belonging to 'Shema, servant of Jeroboam', refers to king Jeroboam II, [42] 2 Kings 15:1, Amos 6:13 ...
King Ahaziah ben Jehoram (II Kings 8:24) – under whose reign, Jehu ruled in Israel. Queen Athaliah (II Kings 11:3) mother of Ahaziah; King Jehoash (II Kings 11:21) – son of Ahaziah, under whose reign, Jehoahaz and another Jehoash ruled in Israel. King Amaziah (II Kings 14:1) – under whose reign, Jeroboam II ruled in Israel.
Jehu continued the worship of the golden calves at the holy places of Bethel and Dan (2 Kings 10:28-31). The Book of Kings accuses Jehu of idolatry. The God Yahweh Himself proclaimed that four generations of Jehu's descendants would hold the throne of Israel, but then the dynasty would lose the throne as punishment for Jehu's idolatry (2 Kings ...
Abigail, a prophetess who became a wife of King David; Abishai, one of King David's generals and relative; Abner, cousin of King Saul and commander of his army, assassinated by Yoav; Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Judaism's "Three Patriarchs" Absalom, rebellious son of King David; Amram and Jochebed, both Levites, parents of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam
Portrait of the Prophet Jehu by Girolamo Tessari in Padova, Church of St. Francesco. Jehu (UK: / ˈ dʒ iː h j uː /, US: / ˈ dʒ iː h uː /; [1] Hebrew: יֵהוּא Yēhūʾ, "Yah is He") [2] son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC.