Why did Elisha tell the woman who was kind to him to leave Israel for seven years? There would be a severe famine for seven years
How was her kindness repaid by the king of Israel? He restored all her land and proceeds form the land for those seven years
What happened to the king of Syria? He was murdered in his bed
Who took his place? Hazael
Who replaced Jehoshaphat as king of Judah? His son Jehoram
Why did he do evil? He was married to Ahab’s daughter
Who was king of Judah after him? Ahaziah
Who did Elisha anoint as the new king of Israel? Jehu
What special instructions did Elisha give the new king? Utterly wipe out Ahab’s family and anyone who was associated with him
Did the new king have any trouble finding loyal followers? no
What was Jehu’s appropriate answer to Joram’s question? How can there be peace with all of the harlotries and witchcraft of Jezebel
Where did they meet? On the property of Naboth
How did Jehu kill Joram? With an arrow through the heart
Who else did he strike? Ahaziah, king of Judah, an ally of Joram, married into the family
Why did Jezebel call Jehu “Zimri?” He was notorious for assassinating his king (Baasha), so she was implying Jehu is a traitor
How did Jezebel die? She was thrown down by three eunuchs from the tower
How did Jehu persuade the people of Samaria to kill Ahab’s seventy sons? They had to prove whose side they were on. They had to defend those seventy or deliver their seventy heads to Jehu at Jezreel
What did Jehu do to them? He killed them
Who else did Jehu kill? The brothers of Ahaziah
Why did Jehu invite everyone to a feast for Baal? To worship Baal (it was to trap them all so he could get rid of all of them at the same time
What threat did Jehu make to his guards around the temple of Baal? If one gets away, that life is paid for by the guard’s life
How was the temple of Baal desecrated after Jehu’s actions? It was made a dung heap
What sin did Jehu continue like the other kings of Israel? The golden claves at Dan and Bethel
Who took his place when he died? His son Jehoahaz
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