Jeremiah 35:4

2 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;

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:

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

6 But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and I brought them into the house of the LORD, to a chamber occupied by the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God. This room was near the chamber of the officials, which was above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum the doorkeeper.
KJV
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:
WEB
and I brought them into the LORD’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.
ASV
and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the 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 threshold.
DARBY
and I brought them into the house of Jehovah, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the 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 threshold.
BLB
and I brought them [to] the house of YHWH, into the chamber of the sons of Hanan son of Igdaliah, a man of God, that [was] beside the chamber of the princes, that [was] above the chamber of Maaseiah son of Shallum, the keeper of the door.
ÅB
og jeg førte dem inn i Herrens hus, i det kammer som tilhørte sønnene til den Guds mann Hanan, Jigdaljas sønn, og som lå ved siden av høvdingenes kammer, ovenover dørvokteren Ma'asejas, Sallums sønns kammer.
OTB
og førte dem inn i Herrens hus, inn i rommet til sønnene av Hanan, sønn av Igdalia, Guds mann, som var ved siden av rommet til høvdingene, over rommet til Ma’aseja, sønn av Sjallum, dørvokteren.
B1930
og jeg førte dem inn i Herrens hus, i det kammer som tilhørte sønnene til den Guds mann Hanan, Jigdaljas sønn, og som lå ved siden av høvdingenes kammer, ovenover dørvokteren Ma'asejas, Sallums sønns kammer.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:1

    And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

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  • 2 Kings 12:9

    But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD.

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  • 2 Chronicles 8:14

    And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.

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  • 2 Kings 25:18

    And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:

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  • Joshua 14:6

    Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal: and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea.

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  • 1 Chronicles 9:18–19

    Who hitherto waited in the king’s gate eastward: they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

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  • 1 Kings 12:22

    But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

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  • 2 Kings 1:9

    Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.

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