Jehu's revolt
2 Kings 9–10; 1 Kings 19:16–17
Anointed by Elisha's messenger, the army commander Jehu killed King Joram of Israel, King Ahaziah of Judah, and Jezebel, and wiped out Ahab's family and the worship of Baal.
Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.
2 Kings 10:28 (World English Bible)
Jehu, who “drives furiously,” raced his chariot to Jezreel. Joram was shot on Naboth's own land, and Jezebel was thrown from a window, fulfilling Elijah's words. Jehu then gathered Baal's worshipers in their temple and destroyed them.
God commended Jehu for carrying out judgment on Ahab's house, but Jehu kept Jeroboam's golden calves, and the prophet Hosea later condemned the bloodshed at Jezreel (Hosea 1:4).
Places
JerusalemSamariaSyriaCity of DavidJezreelRamoth-gileadMegiddoIbleamBeth-ekedBeth-hagganGur
Dating notes
Ussher, 884 BC. An Assyrian monument, the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III, shows “Jehu son of Omri” paying tribute; conventional dating puts that about 841 BC (see the world events).