Yehu (kwa Kiebrania יֵהוּא, Yēhû, maana yake: "YHWY ni mwenyewe" ) alikuwa mfalme wa kumi wa Israeli baada ya Yeroboamu I. Ni maarufu kwa kuangamiza ukoo wa Ahabu ili kuokoa imani ya Mungu pekee iliyokaribia kutoweka kwa juhudi za malkia Jezebeli. Hivyo alikamilisha kazi ya manabii Elia na Elisha. Hata hivyo Biblia inamlaumu kama waandamizi wote wa Yeroboamu I kwa kuvumilia mahekalu mbadala ya Betel na Dan. Alikuwa mwana wa Yehoshafati, na mjukuu wa Nimshi. William F. Albright alikadiria ufalme wake kudumu miaka 842–815 KK, wakati E. R. Thiele alikadiria miaka 841–814 KK. Chanzo kikuu cha historia yake ni Kitabu cha pili cha Wafalme, sura 9-10. Meaning of Jehu - History and Origin – Meaning of "Jehu", Hebrew name, Meaning-of-Names.com. Jehu's father was not the roughly contemporaneous King Jehoshaphat of Judah, whose own father was King Asa of Judah. "Generally Jehu is described as the son only of Nimshi, possibly because Nimshi was more prominent or to avoid confusing him with the King of Judah (R’Wolf)".