Then took I Jaazaniah, the son of Jeremiah the son of Habazziniah, and his brethren, and all his sons, and the whole house of the Rechabites,

And I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah a man [a]of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the [b]treasure.

And I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites pots full of wine, and cups, and [c]said unto them, Drink wine.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 35:4 That is, a Prophet.
  2. Jeremiah 35:4 Or, door.
  3. Jeremiah 35:5 The Prophet saith not. The Lord saith thus, for then they ought to have obeyed, but he tendeth to another end: that is, to declare their obedience to man, seeing the Jews would not obey God himself.

So I went to get Jaazaniah son of Jeremiah, the son of Habazziniah, and his brothers and all his sons—the whole family of the Rekabites. I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the room of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah the man of God.(A) It was next to the room of the officials, which was over that of Maaseiah son of Shallum(B) the doorkeeper.(C) Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”

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