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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.
The Book of Jehu is a lost text that may have been written by the Biblical prophet Jehu ben Hanani, who was one of King Baasha's contemporaries. The book is described in 2 Chronicles 20:34: "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned in the book of the Kings of Israel."
He was the son of Jehoshaphat, [1] grandson of Nimshi, and possibly great-grandson of Omri, [2] although the latter notion is not supported by the biblical text. His reign lasted 28 years. William F. Albright has dated Jehu's reign to 842–815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841–814 BCE. [3]
Hanani is the name of five men mentioned in the Hebrew Bible: One of the sons of Heman (1 Chronicles 25:4, 25). A "seer" or prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa of Judah for entering into a league with Ben-Hadad I , king of Syria , against the northern kingdom of Israel .
He was the son of Ahijah of the Tribe of Issachar. Baasha's story is told in 1 Kings 15:16–16:7. Reign Baasha ... The prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani, ...
Jehoshaphat's safe home return (in contrast to Ahab's death) literally fulfilled Micaiah's demands (18:16), although 'not complying with the spirit of his plea'. [11] The prophet Jehu, the son of Hanani (cf. 2 Chronicles 16:7–9) rebuked Jehoshaphat for making an alliance with Ahab of Israel (cf. 2 Chronicles 16:1–6), because with the act, Jehoshaphat was not faithful to God in that 'he ...
"Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel." 2 Chronicles 27:7 and 2 Chronicles 36:8 refer to the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah:
Jehu – Biblical prophet and son of Hanani; Azariah – Biblical prophet credited with persuading King Asa of Judah to carry out reforms; Jahaziel – Prophet in the Hebrew Bible; Eliezer – Name shared by multiple Biblical figures; Elijah – Biblical prophet; Elisha – Prophet and wonder-worker in the Hebrew Bible