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There, he was to anoint Jehu as king in an inner chamber and explain to him that he was to act as an agent of divine judgment against the house of Ahab. The student followed these instructions, and upon completion he ran away. Jehu initially dismissed the student as a "madman", but nonetheless told his companions about his anointing.
This chapter records Jehu's anointing as the next king of Israel and his assassinations of Jehoram of Israel, Ahaziah of Judah and Jezebel, the queen mother of Israel. [4] The narrative is a part of a major section 2 Kings 9:1–15:12 covering the period of Jehu's dynasty. [5]
Jehu was reportedly anointed as king by the prophet Elijah (1 Kings 19:16). According to the Books of Chronicles, Jehu was authorized to eliminate the descendants of his predecessor Ahab and all the priests of the god Baal (2 Chronicles 22:7). Jehu continued the worship of the golden calves at the holy places of Bethel and Dan (2 Kings 10:
Elisha tells a prophet to go to Ramoth-Gilead and anoint a commander of the royal guard named Jehu as king. Jehu leads his troops to Jezreel to challenge Joram. Joram sends two messengers, but both join Jehu. Jehu accuses Joram of continuing the idolatry of Jezebel. Joram flees, warning Ahaziah, but is struck in his heart between his shoulders ...
Elisha sends a prophet to anoint Jehu as the king. Once the prophet does this, Jehu organises a conspiracy against Joram, king of Israel. Jehu persuades palace eunuchs to defenestrate Jezebel. PEOPLE: Elisha - Jehu - יהוה YHVH God - Ahab - Jezebel - Joram - Ahaziah - Bidkar - Zimri. PLACES: Ramoth-gilead - Israel - Jezreel - Judah - Gur ...
Jehu King of Israel: r. 840—814 BCE: Ahaziah King of Judah: r. 842–841 BCE: ... Samuel anointed Saul from the Tribe of Benjamin as the first king. Saul (1020 ...
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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.