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Jeremiah 35:2

1 The word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, saying,

Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.

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

4 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, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the door:

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BSB
“Go to the house of the Rechabites, speak to them, and bring them to one of the chambers of the house of the LORD to offer them a drink of wine.”
KJV
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
WEB
“Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak to them, and bring them into the LORD’s house, into one of the rooms, and give them wine to drink.”
ASV
Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and speak unto them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
DARBY
Go to the house of the Rechabites, and speak with them, and bring them into the house of Jehovah, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
BLB
“Go to the house of the Rechabites and speak to them, and bring them [to] the house of YHWH, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink.
ÅB
Gå til rekabittenes slekt og tal til dem og før dem inn i Herrens hus, i et av kammerne, og gi dem vin å drikke!
OTB
"Gå til rekabittenes hus og tal til dem, og før dem inn i Herrens hus, inn i et av siderommene, og byd dem vin å drikke."
B1930
Gå til rekabittenes slekt og tal til dem og før dem inn i Herrens hus, i et av kammerne, og gi dem vin å drikke!

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Cross references

  • 1 Chronicles 2:55

    And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez; the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, and Suchathites. These are the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of Rechab.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:26

    For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of the house of God.

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  • 1 Kings 6:5–6

    And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:

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  • Ezekiel 40:7–13

    And every little chamber was one reed long, and one reed broad; and between the little chambers were five cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:33

    And these are the singers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers were free: for they were employed in that work day and night.

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  • 2 Chronicles 31:11

    Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the LORD; and they prepared them,

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  • 1 Kings 6:10

    And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.

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  • 1 Chronicles 23:28

    Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;

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