Nimshi
Divided Kingdom
Israel
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H5250
Nimshi was the grandfather of Jehu, the king of Israel who overthrew the dynasty of Ahab.
Nimshi was the grandfather—or in some texts the father—of Jehu, the military commander whom the prophet Elisha anointed as king over Israel to destroy the house of Ahab (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:2, 14, 20). The phrase 'son of Nimshi' is used loosely in the biblical text, sometimes referring to Jehu's father Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi (2 Kings 9:2). Nimshi is known only through this genealogical connection to one of Israel's most violent and theologically significant royal dynasties.