Jehu

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Jehu was a 9th-century BCE king of the northern Kingdom of Israel known for violently overthrowing the Omride dynasty and zealously eradicating Baal worship.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jehu of Israel 1
King Jehu 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Biblical figure
Human
King of Israel
anointedBy a prophet sent by Elisha
associatedWithCity Jezreel NERFINISHED
associatedWithProphet Elisha NERFINISHED
biblicalReference 2 Kings 10
2 Kings 9
capital Samaria NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Israel NERFINISHED
describedIn 2 Kings NERFINISHED
Book of Kings NERFINISHED
Hebrew Bible NERFINISHED
destroyedTempleOf Baal in Samaria NERFINISHED
dynasty Jehu dynasty NERFINISHED
era Iron Age II NERFINISHED
ethnicity Israelite
evaluatedByDeuteronomisticHistorianAs did not depart from sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat
father Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi NERFINISHED
foreignRelation Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED
gender male
killed Jezebel NERFINISHED
King Ahaziah of Judah NERFINISHED
King Joram of Israel NERFINISHED
knownFor eradication of Baal worship in Israel
violent overthrow of the Omride dynasty
language Hebrew
maintainedCultOf golden calves at Bethel and Dan
mentionedIn Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED
Tel Dan Stele NERFINISHED
militaryRankBeforeKingship army commander
notableAct killing of Baal priests and worshipers
massacre of Ahab’s descendants in Jezreel
numberOfGenerationsPromisedOnThrone four
overthrewDynasty Omride dynasty NERFINISHED
paidTributeTo Shalmaneser III NERFINISHED
positionHeld King of the northern Kingdom of Israel
predecessor Joram NERFINISHED
region Levant NERFINISHED
reignEnd 9th century BCE
reignStart 9th century BCE
religion Yahwism NERFINISHED
royalHouseFounded House of Jehu NERFINISHED
sourceType ancient Near Eastern historical figure
successor Jehoahaz NERFINISHED
title King of Israel NERFINISHED

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ancient city of Jezreel associatedWith Jehu
this entity surface form: King Jehu
Shalmaneser III recordedTributeFrom Jehu
this entity surface form: Jehu of Israel