873/872 BC
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Jehu · Israel
life, dates, and events
This record brings together the lifespan, dates, Scripture, and every dated event assigned to Jehu · Israel.
Life record
Birth, lifespan, and death
Creation years 3051–3079
Reference under review · 845/844 BC
Original year-by-year timeline
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Reference library
Look up Jehu in the study works
These links search five public-domain reference works for this person. An author’s definition or conclusion is a study aid—not Scripture—and should be examined against the KJV text.
Public-domain referenceEaston’s Bible Dictionary
Dictionary and historical background
Find Jehu →Public-domain referenceSmith’s Bible DictionaryPeople, places, customs, and history
Find Jehu →Public-domain referenceHitchcock’s Bible NamesThe name and its traditional meaning
Find Jehu →Public-domain referenceNave’s Topical BibleRelated KJV passages arranged by subject
Find Jehu →Public-domain referenceTorrey’s Topical TextbookRelated biblical subjects and references
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Events involving Jehu · Israel
Creation year 3051873/872 BC
Jehu destroys the house of Ahab
Jehu’s revolt ends Ahab’s dynasty and begins Jehu’s twenty-eight-year reign.
2 Kings 10:10–11 · KJV
“Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done that which he spake by his servant Elijah. So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel.”
Kings and Chronicles chronology
Open Creation year 3051 in the Original Timeline →This placement follows the synchronized reign statements in 1–2 Kings and 1–2 Chronicles. Parallel accession, regnal, and kingdom notices are compared without forcing one kingdom’s count into the other.