Nimshi

Nimshi (meaning rescued from danger) was the grandfather (or possibly father) of Jehu, the commander who became king of Israel after being anointed by Elisha's messenger (2 Kings 9:2; 1 Kings 19:16). Jehu is consistently called "the son of Nimshi" in the biblical text, though 2 Kings 9:2 identifies his father as Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, making Nimshi the grandfather. The phrase "son of Nimshi" became proverbial for Jehu's notoriously reckless and furious driving (2 Kings 9:20): "the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously."