House of Jehu

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The House of Jehu was a royal dynasty that ruled the northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th–8th centuries BCE, beginning with King Jehu’s violent seizure of the throne and noted for its depiction on the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III.

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House of Jehu canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal dynasty
biblicalReference Yahweh’s commission to Jehu through Elisha’s servant
prophetic condemnation in Hosea 1:4
cameToPowerBy coup d'état
violent overthrow of Joram
capital Samaria
characterizedBy continued tolerance of golden calves at Bethel and Dan
initial religious reform against Baal
country Kingdom of Israel
depictedOn Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III
dynasticSymbol association with Jehu’s chariot at Jezreel
endTime 8th century BCE
geographicSetting Samaria and Jezreel Valley
linked to: Jezreel Valley
hasFirstMonarch Jehu
hasLastMonarch Jeroboam II
hasMonarch Jehoahaz of Israel
Jehoash of Israel
Jehu
Jeroboam II
historicalStatus generally regarded as historically plausible dynasty
language Hebrew
mentionedIn 2 Kings 10
2 Kings 9
Assyrian royal inscriptions
Books of Kings
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
namedAfter Jehu
notableEvent assassination of King Ahaziah of Judah
assassination of King Joram of Israel
extermination of the house of Ahab
killing of Jezebel
massacre at Jezreel
suppression of Baal worship in Israel
notableInscription Black Obelisk scene of Israelite king bowing to Shalmaneser III
politicalContext decline of Aramean power
rise of Assyrian influence in the Levant
predecessor House of Omri
region Northern Kingdom of Israel
religion Yahwism
representedBy Jehu, son of Omri (on Black Obelisk inscription)
linked to: Jehu
ruled Kingdom of Israel
sourceType biblical narrative and Near Eastern inscriptions
startTime 9th century BCE
successor House of Menahem (later Israelite dynasty)
linked to: Jehu dynasty
tributaryTo Neo-Assyrian Empire
Shalmaneser III

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Northern Kingdom of Israel hasDynasty House of Jehu
Jehu royalHouseFounded House of Jehu
House of Omri followedBy House of Jehu