⁵ Then I set bowls full of wine and some cups before the Rekabites and said to them, “Drink some wine.”

⁷ Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine^(A) with a joyful heart,^(B) for God has already approved what you do.

⁹ Another reason I wrote you^(A) was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.^(B)

² “Go to the Rekabite^(A) family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms^(B) of the house of the Lord and give them wine to drink.”