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    Jehu

    JEE-hoo

    Hebrew
    Boy
    In the King James Bible
    Meaning
    He is the LORD; The LORD is He
    Origin
    Hebrew
    Is it in the Bible?
    Yes — Jehu appears in the King James Bible, including 2 Kings 9:20.
    First appears in
    1 Kings — The united and divided kingdom
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Jehu — 'He is the LORD' — teaches that zealous action without wholehearted devotion is incomplete obedience. Destroying one idol while keeping another is not true faithfulness.
    King James verses
    • 2 Kings 9:20

      "The driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously."

    • 2 Kings 10:31

      "But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam."

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