saved. Jehu was "the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi" (2Ki 9:2; comp. 1Ki 19:16).
and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
Grandfather of Jehu, and father of Jehoshaphat (2Ki 9:2). "Son" means grandson or descendant (1Ki 19:16).
and Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint king over Israel; and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.
For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up and captured Gezer and burned it with fire, and killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and had given it as a dowry to his daughter, Solomon's wife.
Nim'shi
(rescued), the grandfather of Jehu, who is generally called "the son of Nimshi."