Jehu Definition

Jehu Sentence Examples

• Tribute was received from Tyre and Sidon; and Jehu, who was now king of Israel, sent his gifts of gold, silver, &c., to the conqueror.

• The work which Elijah began was completed by Elisha, who supported Jehu and the new dynasty.

• Jehu (q.v.) became king as the champion of the purer worship of Yahweh.

• It is a natural assumption that Damascus could still count upon Israel as an ally in 842; not until the withdrawal of Assyria and the accession of Jehu did the situation change.

• It has been assumed that Israel had withdrawn from the great coalition, that Jehu sent tribute to Shalmaneser to obtain that monarch's recognition, and that Hazael consequently seized the first opportunity to retaliate.