Jehu - Wikipedia 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
Who Is Jehu in the Bible? - Bible Study Tools Jehu was a captain in Israel’s army, who God anointed as king over Israel He reigned for twenty-eight years and was rewarded for his obedience to God Though many of the kings of Israel and Judah were wicked and led God’s people astray, King Jehu was used by God to draw His people back to God
Who was King Jehu in the Bible? | GotQuestions. org Jehu was a reformer of sorts who was used by God to clean up the mess that Ahab had made Of King Ahab it is recorded that he “did more evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him” (1 Kings 16:30)
Who was Jehu and what was his role in the Bible? As a military commander under King Joram of Israel, he was unexpectedly chosen by God to become king The prophet Elisha sent one of his disciples to secretly anoint Jehu, delivering a divine commission to eliminate the house of Ahab and end the worship of Baal in Israel
Jehu - Encyclopedia of The Bible - Bible Gateway Jehu reigned twenty-eight years (2 Kings 10:36), dying in 814 3 b c B Revolution 1 Prophetic instigation (2 Kings 9:1-13) In Jehoram’s twelfth year, the Israelites held a defensive position at Ramothgilead, a key point on the N-S trade route E of the Jordan, against the Syrians