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Jeremiah 35:2

Jeremiah 35:2
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.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Go unto the house of the Rechabites,.... Or "family" (c); these are the same with the Kenites, who descended from Hobab…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The house - The family. The Rechabites - The Rechabites were a nomadic tribe not of Jewish but of Kenite race, and…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 35:1-11

This chapter is of an earlier date than many of those before; for what is contained in it was said and done in the days…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Go unto the house The family (so in 3, 5, 18; Gen 7:1, etc.) are meant, not the dwelling-houses. See Jer 35:35. It was…