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# Jehu
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## Facts:
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Jehu was the name of two men in the Old Testament.
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* Jehu son of Hanani was a prophet during the reigns of King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
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* Jehu son (or descendant) of Jehoshaphat was a general in the Israelite army who was anointed king by order of the prophet Elisha.
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* King Jehu killed two evil kings, King Joram of Israel and King Ahaziah of Judah.
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* King Jehu also killed all the relatives of the former King Ahab and had the evil queen Jezebel killed.
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* King Jehu destroyed all the places of Baal worship in Samaria and killed all the prophets of Baal.
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* King Jehu served the only true God, Yahweh, and was king over Israel for twenty-eight years.
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2019-06-12 19:12:24 +00:00
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(Translation suggestions: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/translate-names]])
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2017-08-30 17:24:31 +00:00
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(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))
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## Bible References:
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2018-05-07 17:06:47 +00:00
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* [1 Chronicles 04:35](rc://en/tn/help/1ch/04/35)
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* [1 Kings 16:02](rc://en/tn/help/1ki/16/02)
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* [2 Chronicles 19:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/2ch/19/01)
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* [2 Kings 10:09](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/10/09)
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* [Hosea 01:04](rc://en/tn/help/hos/01/04)
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## Word Data:
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* Strong's: H3058
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