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Nimshi נִמְשִׁי
Grandfather of Jehu. Nimshi was the grandfather of Jehu, the king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Ahab.
Family
| Children | Jehoshaphat |
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Where Nimshi appears
2 Kings (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1)
Key verses
- 1 Kings 19:16 first mention — And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
- 2 Kings 9:2 — And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
- 2 Kings 9:14 — So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
- 2 Kings 9:20 — And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
- 2 Chronicles 22:7 — And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.