4. I brought them into the temple courtyard and took them upstairs to a room belonging to the prophets who were followers of Hanan son of Igdaliah. It was next to a room belonging to some of the officials, and that room was over the one belonging to Maaseiah, a priest who was one of the high officials in the temple.
5. I set out some large bowls full of wine together with some cups, and then I said to the Rechabites, “Have some wine!”
6. But they answered:No! The ancestor of our clan, Jonadab son of Rechab, made a rule that we must obey. He said, “Don't ever drink wine
7. or build houses or plant crops and vineyards. Instead, you must always live in tents and move from place to place. If you obey this command, you will live a long time.”
11. except now we have to live inside Jerusalem because Nebuchadnezzar has taken over the countryside with his army from Babylonia and Syria.
14. from the Rechabite clan. Their ancestor Jonadab told his descendants never to drink wine, and to this very day they have obeyed him. But I have spoken to you over and over, and you haven't obeyed me!
15. You refused to listen to my prophets, who kept telling you, “Stop doing evil and worshipping other gods! Start obeying the Lord, and he will let you live in this land he gave your ancestors.”
16. The Rechabites have obeyed the command of their ancestor Jonadab, but you have not obeyed me,