Nimshi

Grandfather of Jehu

A written article for Nimshi is still to come. Below and alongside: where Nimshi appears in Scripture, with the original words and any dates on record.

  • 1000 BC
    800 BC
  • Nimshi
    906 BC to 884 BC

Original word

  • נִמְשִׁי nimshi
    H5250
Relationships
Son: Jehoshaphat
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Where Nimshi appears in Scripture

1 Kings 19

וְאֵת יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי תִּמְשַׁח לְמֶלֶךְ עַל-יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֶת-אֱלִישָׁע בֶּן-שָׁפָט מֵֽאָבֵל מְחוֹלָה תִּמְשַׁח לְנָבִיא תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃
16
And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

2 Kings 9

וּבָאתָ-שָּׁמָּה וּרְאֵה-שָׁם יֵהוּא בֶן-יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן-נִמְשִׁי וּבָאתָ וַהֲקֵֽמֹתוֹ מִתּוֹך אֶחָיו וְהֵֽבֵיאתָ אֹתוֹ חֶדֶר בְּחָֽדֶר׃
2
And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner chamber;
וַיִּתְקַשֵּׁר יֵהוּא בֶּן-יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט בֶּן-נִמְשִׁי אֶל-יוֹרָם וְיוֹרָם הָיָה שֹׁמֵר בְּרָמֹת גִּלְעָד הוּא וְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל מִפְּנֵי חֲזָאֵל מֶֽלֶךְ-אֲרָֽם׃
14
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
וַיַּגֵּד הַצֹּפֶה לֵאמֹר בָּא עַד-אֲלֵיהֶם וְלֹא-שָׁב וְהַמִּנְהָג כְּמִנְהַג יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי כִּי בְשִׁגָּעוֹן יִנְהָֽג׃
20
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

2 Chronicles 22

וּמֵֽאֱלֹהִים הָֽיְתָה תְּבוּסַת אֲחַזְיָהוּ לָבוֹא אֶל-יוֹרָם וּבְבֹאוֹ יָצָא עִם-יְהוֹרָם אֶל-יֵהוּא בֶן-נִמְשִׁי אֲשֶׁר מְשָׁחוֹ יְהוָה לְהַכְרִית אֶת-בֵּית אַחְאָֽב׃
7
And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.