Person Old Testament
Jehu
Jehu, the son of Hanani, was a prophet who prophesied against Baasha, king of Israel, and later rebuked Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, for his alliance with Ahab. Mentioned in 5 verses across 2 books, first at 1 Kings 16:1.
Why it matters. Son of Hanani, prophet during the reign of Baasha and Jehoshaphat.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
About Jehu
Jehu, the son of Hanani, was a prophet who lived during the reigns of Baasha, king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. He delivered a message from God to Baasha, condemning him for his evil ways and announcing the downfall of his dynasty. Later, Jehu rebuked Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahab, the wicked king of Israel. He warned Jehoshaphat that his actions had brought God's wrath upon him. Jehu also wrote a record of the events during Jehoshaphat's reign, which was included in the Book of the Kings of Israel.
Description from STEPBible TIPNR (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0, lightly reformatted. This is background reference material, not Scripture and not a FaithGraph editorial claim.
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Family
Family links from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0). Where the dataset marks an identification as uncertain, the mark is kept. Matthew and Luke give different genealogies for Jesus; see the Lineage page, which never merges them.
- Parents
- Hanani
Appears in Scripture
Named in 5 verses across 2 books. Occurrence data from STEPBible TIPNR (CC BY 4.0); references only, no translation text.