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.
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King Jehu
this entity surface form:
Jehu of Israel