Jehoshaphat (father of Jehu)
여호사밧 (예후의 아버지)
Named at 2 Kings 9:2 as the father of Jehu. At 9:1–2 Elisha the prophet calls one of the sons of the prophets, and says to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi”; and 9:14 says, “So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.” In both verses the Korean Revised Version reads 님시의 손자 여호사밧의 아들 예후, Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the grandson of Nimshi.
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- 2KI 9:1–3, engwebp
1Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
2When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
3Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘The LORD says, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door, flee, and don’t wait.”
- 2KI 9:14–16, engwebp
14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
15but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) Jehu said, “If this is your thinking, then let no one escape and go out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.”
16So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
AI-assisted, human review pending, 2026-09-26
Machine comparison on 2026-10-07: the wording raised none of the 3 rules against the passages this entry cites. No person has read it.
Unresolved interpretation: Jehu “the son of Nimshi” at 1 Kings 19:16, and “the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi” at 2 Kings 9:2 and 9:14
- 1 Kings 19:15–16 has the LORD say, “Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel”.
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- 1KI 19:15–18, engwebp
15The LORD said to him, “Go, return on your way to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.
16Anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi to be king over Israel; and anoint Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.
17He who escapes from the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and he who escapes from the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill.
18Yet I reserved seven thousand in Israel, all the knees of which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
- 1KI 19:15–18, engwebp
- At 2 Kings 9:1–2 Elisha the prophet tells one of the sons of the prophets to go to Ramoth Gilead, and says, “When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi”; 9:14 says, “So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.” In both verses the Korean Revised Version reads 님시의 손자 여호사밧의 아들 예후, Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the grandson of Nimshi.
Source evidence (2)
AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.
- 2KI 9:1–3, engwebp
1Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets, and said to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
2When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
3Then take the vial of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, ‘The LORD says, “I have anointed you king over Israel.”’ Then open the door, flee, and don’t wait.”
- 2KI 9:14–16, engwebp
14So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
15but King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) Jehu said, “If this is your thinking, then let no one escape and go out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.”
16So Jehu rode in a chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram lay there. Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.
- 2KI 9:1–3, engwebp
- 2 Kings 9:20 gives the watchman’s words, “The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.” The Korean Revised Version reads 님시의 손자 예후, Jehu the grandson of Nimshi.
Source evidence (1)
AI-assisted comparison with the cited narrative; not independent historical verification.
- 2KI 9:17–20, engwebp
17Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, “I see a company.” Joram said, “Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”
18So one went on horseback to meet him, and said, “the king says, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu said, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!” The watchman said, “The messenger came to them, but he isn’t coming back.”
19Then he sent out a second on horseback, who came to them and said, “The king says, ‘Is it peace?’” Jehu answered, “What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me!”
20The watchman said, “He came to them, and isn’t coming back. The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously.”
- 2KI 9:17–20, engwebp
1 Kings 19:16 names “Jehu the son of Nimshi” in the LORD’s word. 2 Kings 9:2 and 9:14 read 님시의 손자 여호사밧의 아들 예후 in the Korean Revised Version, Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the grandson of Nimshi, and “Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi” in WEB; 9:20 reads 님시의 손자 예후, Jehu the grandson of Nimshi, in the Korean Revised Version, and “Jehu the son of Nimshi” in WEB. The text does not say how “the son of Nimshi” of 1 Kings 19:16 and of WEB 9:20 stands with the father Jehoshaphat of 9:2 and 9:14, or with the Korean 님시의 손자. This collection records Nimshi as the father of Jehu, as 1 Kings 19:16 states it, and Jehoshaphat as the father of Jehu and Nimshi as the father of Jehoshaphat, as 9:2 and 9:14 state them (WEB makes Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi; the Korean makes Jehu the grandson of Nimshi), and decides none of this.
All 2 relationships: AI-assisted, human review pending
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Jehoshaphat (father of Jehu) — Father of — Jehu (son of Nimshi)
Evidence: 2 Kings 9:1–3, 2 Kings 9:14–16
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Nimshi — Father of — Jehoshaphat (father of Jehu)
Evidence: 2 Kings 9:1–3, 2 Kings 9:14–16
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When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in and make him rise up from among his brothers, and take him to an inner room.
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram was defending Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria;
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Current wording: Named at 2 Kings 9:2 as the father of Jehu. At 9:1–2 Elisha the prophet calls one of the sons of the prophets, and says to him, “Put your belt on your waist, take this vial of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead. When you come there, find Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi”; and 9:14 says, “So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram.” In both verses the Korean Revised Version reads 님시의 손자 여호사밧의 아들 예후, Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat, the grandson of Nimshi.
Cited evidence: 2KI 9:1–3, engwebp / 2KI 9:14–16, engwebp
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