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Jehu ., King of Israel

Hebrew: יהוא, מלך ישראל
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Death: koning van Israel
Place of Burial: Samaria, Israel
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Son of Jehoshafat .
Father of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, 11th King of Israel

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About "Jehu son of Nimshi", 10th King of Israel

Wikipedia: Jehu & .יהוא

According to Midrash sources (eg. Genesis Rabbah 97,5) King Yehu came from the Tribe of Menashe.

Jehu (/ˈdʒiːhjuː/; Hebrew: יֵהוּא‬, Modern Yehu Tiberian Yēhû, meaning "Yahu is He"; Akkadian: Ia-ú-a; Latin: Iehu) was the tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria) since Jeroboam I, noted for exterminating the house of Ahab at the instruction of Jehovah. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, and grandson of Nimshi. His reign lasted for 28 years., King of Judah

William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842–815 BCE, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841–814 BCE.[3] The principal source for the events of his reign comes from 2 Kings 9–10

About יהוא בן נמשי, מלך ישראל (עברית)

יהוא בן יהושפט בן נמשי (גם יהוא בן נמשי) - דמות מקראית. מלך על ממלכת ישראל בשנים 842 עד 815 לפנה"ס, לאחר שביצע התנקשות בקודמו, יורם. עוד לפני כן, יועד למלך ונמשח על פי הוראת הנביא אלישע.