beheld
Him
again
enter
it
(ch.
43);
now
He
abides
in
it
Judali
the
roll
ol
Jeremiah's
prophecies,
and
who
was
among
His
people
for
ever.'
JEHOVAH-TSIDKENU
('J"
is
our
righteousness,'
or
'J"
our
righteousness,'
Jer
23ii
33").
—
In
both
passages
(which
are
in
fact
the
same
prophecy
repeated)
it
is
the
title
of
the
Branch,
the
perfectly
Righteous
King,
who
is
to
rule
over
the
people
on
their
return
from
the
Captivity.
JEHOZABAD.—
1.
One
of
the
servants
of
king
Joash
who
conspired
against
his
master
and
joined
in
his
assassination
(2
K
12"
=2
Ch
24»).
2.
A
Benja-mite
chief
(2
Ch
17's).
3.
A
Levitical
family
(1
Ch
26<).
A
shortened
form
of
the
name
is
Jozabad
(wh.
see).
JEHOZADAK.—
Father
of
Joshua
the
high
priest
(1
Ch
6»-
",
Hag
!■■
>z-
»■
V-
<,
Zee
6").
The
name
is
shortened
to
Jozadak
in
Ezr
3^-
'
5=
lO'*,
Neh
12».
It
appears
as
Josedek
in
1
Es
5'-
"•
»
&
S",
Sir
49".
JEHU.
—
1.
A
prophet,
the
son
of
Hananl
(1
K
16"
etc.).
2.
A
Judahlte
(1
Ch
2^').
3.
A
Simeonlte
(1
Ch
4»).
4.
One
of
David's
heroes
(1
Ch
12").
5.
A
king
of
Israel.
Like
the
other
founders
of
dynasties
in
that
country,
he
obtained
the
throne
by
the
murder
of
his
monarch.
It
is
evident
that
a
considerable
party
in
Israel
had
long
been
dissatisfied
with
the
house
of
Ahab.
This
was
partly
on
account
of
its
religious
policy,
but
perhaps
even
more
for
its
oppres-sion
of
its
subjects,
—
so
emphatically
illustrated
by
the
story
of
Naboth.
The
leader
of
the
opposition
was
Elijah,
and
after
him
Elisha.
Jehu,
when
in
attend-ance
upon
Ahab,
had
heard
Elijah's
denunciation
of
the
murder
of
Naboth
(2
K
9"'-).
Later
he
was
general
of
the
army,
and
commanded
in
the
operations
at
Ramoth-gilead
in
the
absence
of
king
Jehoram.
The
latter
had
gone
to
Jezreel
on
account
of
wounds
he
had
received.
Elisha
saw
this
to
be
the
favourable
moment
to
start
the
long-planned
revolt.
His
disciple
anointed
the
general,
and
the
assent
of
the
army
was
easily
obtained.
The
vivid
narrative
of
Jehu's
prompt
action
is
familiar
to
every
reader
of
the
OT.
The
king
was
taken
completely
by
surpi^e,
and
he
and
his
mother
were
slain
at
once
(2
K
9.*0).
The
extermination
of
Ahab's
house
was
a
foregone
conclusion.
The
skill
of
Jehu
is
seen
in
his
making
the
chief
men
in
the
kingdom
partners
in
the
crime.
The
extermination
of
the
royal
house
in
Judah
seems
uncalled
for,
but
was
perhaps
excused
by
the
times
on
account
of
the
close
relationship
with
the
family
of
Ahab.
It
has
been
suggested
that
Jehu
purposed
to
put
an
end
to
the
independence
of
Judah,
and
to
in-corporate
it
fully
with
his
own
kingdom.
But
we
have
no
direct
evidence
on
this
head.
Hosea
saw
that
the
blood
of
Jezreel
rested
upon
the
house
of
Jehu,
and
that
it
would
be
avenged
(Hos
1').
Elisha's
activity
extended
through
the
reign
of
Jehu,
but
the
narrative
of
the
prophet's
life
tells
us
little
of
the
king.
From
another
source
—
the
Assyrian
Inscriptions
—
we
learn
that
Jehu
paid
tribute
to
Shal-maneser
in
the
year
842
B.C.,
which
must
have
been
the
year
of
his
accession.
He
probably
hoped
to
secure
the
great
king's
protection
against
Damascus.
But
he
was
disappointed
in
this,
for
after
a
single
expedition
to
the
West
in
839
the
Assyrians
were
occupied
in
the
East.
The
latter
portion
of
Jehu's
reign
was
there-fore
a
time
of
misfortune
for
Israel.
H.
P.
Smith.
JEHUBBAH.—
An
Asherite
(1
Ch
7«).
JEHUGAL.
—
A
courtier
sent
by
king
ZedeWah
to
entreat
for
the
prayers
of
Jeremiah
(Jer
37"-);
called
in
Jer
38'
Jucal.
JEHUD.
—
A
town
of
Dan,
named
between
Baalath
and
Bene-berak
(Jos
19«).
It
is
probably
the
modern
el-
Yehudlyeh,
8
miles
E.
of
Joppa.
JEHUDI
(generally
=
'
a
Jew,'
but
appears
to
be
a
proper
name
in
Jer
36"-
^-
^).
—
An
ofiicer
of
Jehoiaklm,
at
whose
summons
Baruch
read
to
the
princes
of
afterwards
himself
employed
to
read
the
roll
to
the
king.
JEHUDIJAH
(1
Ch
4"
AV).—
See
Hajehtjdijah.
JEHUEL.—
A
Hemanite
In
Hezekiah's
reign
(2
Ch
29").
JEIEL.—
1.
A
Reubenite
(1
Ch
5').
2.
An
ancestor
of
Saul
(1
Ch
8",
supplied
in
RV
from
9").
3.
One
of
David's
heroes
(1
Ch
11«).
4.
B.
The
name
of
two
Levite
famiUes:
(o)
1
Ch
IS"-
='
le*'
»,
2
Ch
20";
(6)
2
Ch
35'
[1
Es
1»
Ochielus].
6.
A
scribe
in
the
reign
of
Uzziah
(2
Ch
26").
7.
One
of
those
who
had
married
foreign
wives
(Ezr
10").
In
2.
3.
6.
Ketklbh
has
Jeuel.
JEKABZEEL
(Neh
11»).—
See
Kabzeel.
JEKAMEAU.—
A
Levite
(1
Ch
23i»
24«).
JEKAMIAH.—
1.
A
Judahite
(1
Ch
2").
2.
A
son
of
king
Jeconiah
(1
Ch
3").
JEKUTHIEL.—
A
man
of
Judah
(1
Ch
4").
JEMBHAH.
—
The
eldest
of
Job's
daughters
born
to
him
after
his
restoration
to
prosperity
(Job
42").
JEMNAAN
(Jth
2M).—
See
Jabneel.
JEMUEL.
—
A
son
of
Simeon
(Gn
46",
Ex
6")
=
Nexnuel
of
Nu
2&^\
1
Ch
4".
JEPHTHAH.
—
Spoken
of
simply
as
'the
Gileadite,'
and
as
being
a
'mighty
man
of
valour.'
In
Jg
11'
it
is
said
that
he
was
'the
son
of
a
harlot,'
for
which
cause
he
was
driven
out
from
his
home
in
Gilead
by
his
brethren.
Hereupon
he
gathers
a
band
of
followers,
and
leads
the
life
of
a
freebooter
in
the
land
of
Tob.
Some
time
after
this,
Gilead
is
threatened
with
an
attack
by
the
Ammonites,
and
Jephthah
is
besought
to
return
to
his
country
in
order
to
defend
it;
he
promises
to
lead
his
countrymen
against
the
Ammonites
on
condition
of
his
being
made
chief
(king?)
if
he
returns
victorious.
Not
only
is
this
agreed
to,
but
he
is
forth-with
made
head
of
his
people
(Jg
11*-").
In
the
long
passage
which
follows,
11"^-^,
Israel's
claim
to
possess
Gilead
is
urged
by
messengers
who
are
sent
by
Jephthah
to
the
Ammonite
king;
the
passage,
however,
is
concerned
mostly
with
the
Moabites
(of.
Nu
20.
21),
and
is
clearly
out
of
place
here.
The
'spirit
of
the
Lord'
comes
upon
Jephthah,
and
he
marches
out
to
attack
the
Ammonites.
On
his
way
he
makes
a
vow
that
if
he
returns
from
the
battle
vic-torious,
he
will
offer
up,
as
a
thanksgiving
to
Jahweh,
whoever
comes
out
of
his
house
to
welcome
him.
He
defeats
the
Ammonites,
and,
on
his
return,
his
daughter,
an
only
child,
comes
out
to
meet
him.
The
father
beholds
his
child,
according
to
our
present
text,
with
horror
and
grief,
but
cannot
go
back
upon
his
word.
The
daughter
begs
for
two
months'
respite,
in
order
to
go
into
the
mountains
to
'bewail
her
virginity.'
At
the
end
of
this
period
she
returns,
and
Jephthah
fulfils
his
vow
(an
archaeological
note
is
here
appended,
11*",
concerning
which
see
below).
There
follows
then
an
episode
which
recalls
Jg
S'-';
the
Ephraimites
resent
not
having
been
called
by
Jephthah
to
fight
against
the
Ammonites,
just
as
they
resented
not
being
called
by
Gideon
to
fight
against
the
Midlanites;
in
the
present
case,
however,
the
matter
is
not
settled
amicably;
a
battle
follows,
in
which
Jephthah
is
again
victorious;
the
Ephraimites
flee,
but
are
intercepted
at
the
fords
of
Jordan,
and,
being
recognized
by
their
inability
to
pronounce
the
'sh'
in
the
word
Shibboleth,
are
slain.
Jephthah,
after
continuing
his
leadership
for
six
years,
dies,
and
is
buried
in
Gilead,
but
the
precise
locality
is
not
indicated.
Whether
the
story
of
the
sacrifice
of
Jephthah's
daughter
be
historical
or
not,
its
mention
is
of
considerable
interest,
inasmuch
as
it
bears
witness
to
the
prevalence
among
the
early
Israelites
of
practices
whichwere
widely
recognized
among
ancient
peoples
as
belon^ng
to
the
essentials
of
religion
.
In
the
story
before
us
we
obviously
must
not
expect
to
see
the
original
form;
it
is
a
compilation
from
more
than
