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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.
2 Kings 9 is the ninth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
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.
King of Israel: r. 885 BCE: Asa King of Judah: r. 910–870 BCE: Azubah: Omri King of Israel: r. 884–874 BCE: Jehoshaphat King of Judah: r. 870–849 BCE: Jezebel: Ahab King of Israel: r. 871–852 BCE: Jehoram King of Judah: r. 849–842 BCE: Athaliah Queen of Judah: r. 842–835 BCE: Joram King of Israel: r. 849–837 BCE: Ahaziah King of ...
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:
2 Kings 10 is the tenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]
The Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel was separated into the two books of I Kings and II Kings in the Old Testament.The book is described at 2 Chronicles 16:11.The passage reads: "And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel."
Depiction of Jehu King of Israel giving tribute to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III from Nimrud (c. BCE – c. 841–840) Finkelstein holds that Judah emerged as an operational kingdom somewhat later than Israel, during the second half of 9th century BCE, [ 4 ] but the subject is one of considerable ...