# Jehu

## Facts:

Jehu was the name of two men in the Old Testament.

* Jehu son of Hanani was a prophet during the reigns of King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
* Jehu son (or descendant) of Jehoshaphat was a general in the Israelite army who was anointed king by order of the prophet Elisha.
* King Jehu killed two evil kings,  King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah.
* King Jehu also killed all the relatives of the former King Ahab and had the evil queen Jezebel killed.
* King Jehu destroyed all the places of Baal worship in Samaria and killed all the prophets of Baal.
* King Jehu served the only true God, Yahweh, and was king over Israel for twenty-eight years.

(Translation suggestions: [Translate Names](rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names))

(See also: [Ahab](../names/ahab.md), [Ahaziah](../names/ahaziah.md), [Baal](../names/baal.md), [Elisha](../names/elisha.md), [Jehoshaphat](../names/jehoshaphat.md), [Jehu](../names/jehu.md), [Jezebel](../names/jezebel.md), [Joram](../names/joram.md), [Judah](../names/kingdomofjudah.md), [Samaria](../names/samaria.md))

## Bible References:

* [1 Chronicles 04:35](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/04/35)
* [1 Kings 16:02](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/16/02)
* [2 Chronicles 19:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/19/01)
* [2 Kings 10:09](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/10/09)
* [Hosea 01:04](rc://en/tn/help/hos/01/04)

## Word Data:

* Strong’s: H3058
