Jehu (prophet)
Jehu (UK: , US: ; Hebrew: יֵהוּא Yēhūʾ, "Yah is He") son of Hanani was a prophet mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, who was active during the 9th century BC. == Biblical account == According to the Bible, Jehu condemned Baasha, king of Israel, and the House of Baasha (1 Kings 16:7), accusing him of leading the people into the sin of idolatry like his predecessor Jeroboam. Jehu foretold that: surely [God] will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house, and ...