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Jehush

(to whom God hastens), son of eshek, a remote descendant of Saul. (1 Chronicles 8:39)

In the Bible

4

Verses where Jehush is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 8:39

    The sons of his brother Eshek: Ulam was his firstborn, Jeush second, and Eliphelet third.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:9

    Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

  • 2 Kings 9:17

    Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”

  • 2 Kings 10:36

    So the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.

Jehush references

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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