Nimshi
נִמְשִׁי · nim.shi · H5250“rescued from danger” Hitchcock's 18695 mentions in 3 books, most in 2 Kings (3)
Who he was
Nimshi was the grandfather of Jehu, who became king of Israel (2 Kings 9:2). Jehu was often referred to as "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2Ki.9.14, 20; 2 Chronicles 22:7). Nimshi's son Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehu. The prophet Elijah was instructed by God to anoint Jehu as king of Israel (1 Kings 19:16), a task that was later carried out by Elisha's servant (2 Kings 9:1–10). Jehu went on to overthrow the dynasty of Ahab and Jezebel, fulfilling the prophecies against them.
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Family
ChildrenJehoshaphat
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Every mention
5 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
1 Kings 1 mention
2 Kings 3 mentions
2 Kings 9:2When 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.2 Kings 9:14So 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;2 Kings 9:20The 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.”
2 Chronicles 1 mention
What the dictionary says
Saved.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- STEPBible TIPNR · Translators Individualised Proper Names with all References · CC BY 4.0 · github.com/STEPBible/STEPBible-Data
- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain