osh ap hat ", ▁himself ▁the ▁" son ▁of ▁N im sh i ", ▁this ▁is ▁usually ▁regarded ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁mean ▁that ▁N im sh i ▁was ▁either ▁the ▁grand father ▁or ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁Je hu , ▁or ▁even ▁that ▁Je hu ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁cl an ▁named ▁N im sh i , ▁and ▁not ▁that ▁Je hu ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁N im sh i . ▁Another ▁possibility ▁is ▁that ▁" son ▁of ▁Je h osh ap hat " ▁was ▁a ▁later ▁addition , ▁in ▁which ▁case ▁N im sh i ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Je hu . ▁ ▁Bar uch i - Un na ▁suggests ▁that ▁N im sh i ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁King ▁Om ri ▁and ▁a ▁brother ▁of ▁King ▁A hab . ▁Je hu ' s ▁father , ▁Je h osh ap hat , ▁would ▁consequ ently ▁be ▁a ▁first ▁cousin ▁to ▁A hab ' s ▁children : ▁Ah az iah ▁of ▁Israel , ▁Je hor am ▁of ▁Israel , ▁and ▁Ath alia h , ▁Queen ▁reg nant ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jud ah . ▁Among ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁this ▁extended ▁House ▁of ▁Om ri , ▁the ▁names ▁Ah az ia , ▁Je hor am , ▁Ath alia h , ▁and ▁Je h osh ap hat ▁are ▁all ▁the op hor ic ▁names . ▁With ▁" Y hw " ▁as ▁their ▁tut el ary ▁de ity . ▁While ▁Om ri , ▁A hab , ▁and ▁N im sh i ▁make ▁no ▁reference