and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, a man of God, which was by the chamber of the princes, above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, (A)the keeper of the [a]door. Then I set before the sons of the house of the Rechabites bowls full of wine, and cups; and I said to them, “Drink wine.”

But they said, “We will drink no wine, for (B)Jonadab the son of Rechab, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall drink (C)no wine, you nor your sons, forever.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 35:4 Lit. threshold

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