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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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(See also: ahab · ahaziah · baal · elisha · jehoshaphat · jehu · jezebel · joram · kingdomofjudah · samaria)

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