Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Saved. Jehu was “the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi” (2 Kings 9:2; comp. 1 Kings 19:16).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(rescued), the grandfather of Jehu, who is generally called “the son of Nimshi.” (1 Kings 19:16; 2 Kings 9:2; 14:20; 2 Chronicles 22:7)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
NIM'SHI (drawn out, saved), the father of Jehu, the king. 1 Kgs 19:16; 2 Kgs 9:2, 2 Kgs 9:14; 2 Chr 22:7.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
rescued from danger