Old Testament
Gadi
Gadi was the father of Menahem, who became the seventeenth king of the northern kingdom of Israel.
Gadi is identified in 2 Kings 15:14 and 15:17 solely as the father of Menahem. Menahem rose to power by assassinating Shallum, the usurper who had killed King Zechariah. The text provides no further biographical details regarding Gadi's life or personal character.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 1
- First appears
- 2 Kings 15:14
- Last appears
- 2 Kings 15:17
Where Gadi appears
2 verses · 1 chapterIn the same books
- Gehazi12 versesThe servant of Elisha the prophet who was struck with leprosy due to his greed and deceit.
- Jabesh3 versesThe conspirator who assassinated King Zechariah of Israel and usurped the throne for one month.
- Naboth18 versesA Jezreelite who refused to sell his ancestral vineyard to King Ahab, leading to his unjust execution.
- Kareah14 versesA military officer who joined Gedaliah after the fall of Jerusalem and later opposed Jeremiah.
- Hoshea9 versesThe final king of the northern kingdom of Israel who reigned during its fall to Assyria.
- Menahem8 versesMenahem was a king of Israel who seized the throne by force and reigned for ten years in Samaria.
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