Jeremiah 35:2-11

Jeremiah 35:2-11

[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;  [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:  [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:  [7] Neither shall ye build  house,  nor sow  seed,  nor plant  vineyard,  nor have any: but all your days  ye shall dwell  in tents;  that ye may live  many  days  in  the land  where ye be strangers.  [8] Thus have we obeyed  the voice  of Jonadab  the son  of Rechab  our father  in all that he hath charged  us, to drink  no wine  all our days,  we, our wives,  our sons,  nor our daughters;  [9] Nor to build  houses  for us to dwell in:  neither have we vineyard,  nor field,  nor seed:  [10] But we have dwelt in  tents,  and have obeyed,  and done  according to all that Jonadab  our father  commanded  [11] But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar  king  of Babylon  came up  into the land,  that we said,  Come,  to Jerusalem  for fear  of the army  of the Chaldeans,  and for fear  of the army  of the Syrians:  so we dwell  at Jerusalem.