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Jehu

King who destroys Ahab's house.

king of Israel5 Bible books16 chapters55 verse appearances

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Army commander anointed king by one of 's disciples to wipe out the dynasty of and the cult sponsored by and . He drives furiously to , kills Joram of Israel and Ahaziah of , and orders Jezebel thrown from her window, then lures the prophets and priests of Baal into a single temple and slaughters them. Though Yahweh rewards him with a four-generation dynasty, he does not turn from the calves of and Dan, and later announces judgment on the house of Jehu for the blood of Jezreel.

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