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Jeremiah 35:4

in Jeremiah 35

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.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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.

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:

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This verse in Jeremiah 35

Commentary

7 notes on this verse
And I brought them into the house of the Lord,.... Into the temple, as he was ordered; that is, he invited them thither, and they came along with him, having, no doubt, a respect for him as a prophet; and the rather, as it is highly probable he came in the name of the Lord to them: into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God; a prophet, as the Targum and Syriac version; and so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it.

This site's exposition

in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah

on Jeremiah 35:1-5

The scene is staged rather than accidental: Jeremiah brings the whole Rechabite clan into a chamber of the Lord's house and sets full cups before them, an experiment conducted in public to make a point Judah could see with its own eyes. The chapter's date, the days of Jehoiakim, places the episode earlier than the Zedekiah oracles that surround it in the book, a reminder the commentators give that Jeremiah is arranged by theme more than by strict order. The stage is set for a contrast Jeremiah did not need to explain, obedience offered wine it will refuse against a nation offered wine it will not refuse and everything else besides.

The record, by era

The Reformation2 voices

A commentator

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

proposed

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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A commentator

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

proposed

Et adduxi eos in domum Jehovae ad cubiculum filiorum Chanan filii Igdaliae, viri Dei, quod erat juxta cubiculum principum, quod erat e super cubiculo Maassaiae filii Selum custodis thesauri (alii vertunt, liminis, sed sine ratione, ut milhividetur)-

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

The title man of God, i. e., prophet, belongs to Hanan, identified by many with Hanani 2Ch 16:7. The sons of Hanan were probably his disciples. If so, we find a religious school or sect, regularly established in the precincts of the temple, of whose views and modes of interpretation we know nothing. Plainly however, the Hananites were friendly to Jeremiah, and lent him their hall for his purpose. The chamber of the princes - Probably the council-chamber in which the great officers of state met for the despatch of business.

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

He was so reverenced that none would call in question what was transacted in his chamber. keeper of the door--Hebrew, "of the vessel." Probably the office meant is that of the priest who kept in charge the capitation money paid for the use of the temple and the votive offerings, such as silver vessels, &c.

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Igdaliah, a man of God - A prophet or holy man, having some office in the temple.

The words behind it

24 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וָאָבִ֤אand I brought

    vaavi'H935 →2568 times

  • אֹתָם֙<obj.> them

    ʾotamH853 →10935 times

  • בֵּ֣ית[the] house of

    beitH1004 →2046 times

  • יְהוָ֔הYahweh

    yahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • לִשְׁכַּ֗ת[the] room of

    lishkatH3957 →47 times

  • בְּנֵ֛י[the] sons of

    beneiH1121 →4930 times

  • חָנָ֥ןHanan

    chananH2605 →

  • בֶּן־[the] son

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • יִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּIgdaliah

    yigdalyahuH3012 →

  • אִ֣ישׁ[the] man of

    ʾishH376 →1663 times

  • הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God

    haelohimH430 →2601 times

  • אֲשֶׁר־which

    ʾasher-H834 →5497 times

  • אֵ֙צֶל֙[was] beside

    ʾetzelH681 →

  • לִשְׁכַּ֣ת[the] room of

    lishkatH3957 →47 times

  • הַשָּׂרִ֔יםthe officials

    hasarimH8269 →421 times

  • אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich

    ʾasherH834 →5497 times

  • מִמַּ֗עַל[was] from above

    mimaalH4605 →140 times

  • לְלִשְׁכַּ֛ת<to> [the] room of

    lelishkatH3957 →47 times

  • מַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּMaaseiah

    maaseyahuH4641 →23 times

  • בֶן־[the] son of

    ven-H1121 →4930 times

  • שַׁלֻּ֖םShallum

    shalumH7967 →27 times

  • שֹׁמֵ֥ר[the] keeper of

    shomerH8104 →468 times

  • הַסַּֽף׃the threshold

    hasafH5592 →32 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Deuteronomy 33:1This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.5 works2 Chronicles 8:14In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests according to the daily requirement. He also appointed gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate, for this had been the command of David, the man of God.4 works2 Kings 12:9Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD.4 works1 Timothy 6:11But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.4 worksJeremiah 52:24The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.4 worksJoshua 14:6Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about you and me.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
2 Kings 1:11–13So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”3 works2 Kings 25:18The captain of the guard also took away Seraiah the chief priest, Zephaniah the priest of second rank, and the three doorkeepers.3 works2 Kings 1:9Then King Ahaziah sent to Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill, and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”3 works1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:3 works1 Chronicles 9:18–19Shallum was their chief; he was previously stationed at the King’s Gate on the east side. These were the gatekeepers from the camp of the Levites.3 works2 Kings 7:17Now the king had appointed the officer on whose arm he leaned to be in charge of the gate, but the people trampled him in the gateway, and he died, just as the man of God had foretold when the king had come to him.2 works2 Kings 5:14So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean.2 works1 Samuel 9:6–8“Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”2 works2 Chronicles 25:7–9But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.2 works2 Kings 8:2–8So the woman had proceeded to do as the man of God had instructed. And she and her household lived as foreigners for seven years in the land of the Philistines.2 works2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”2 works2 Kings 7:2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?” “You will see it with your own eyes,” replied Elisha, “but you will not eat any of it.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Joshua 14:6

    Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about…

    it leads to

    • Numbers 14:30

      Surely none of you will enter the land in which I swore to settle you, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun.

    • Numbers 13:6

      from the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh;

    • Numbers 14:24

      But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and has followed Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he has entered, and his descendants will inherit it.

    • Joshua 14:14

      Therefore Hebron belongs to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite as an inheritance to this day, because he wholly followed the LORD, the God of Israel.

    • Numbers 14:6

      Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes

  • Through

    2 Kings 12:9

    Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests…

    it leads to

    • Mark 12:41

      As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.

  • Through

    Deuteronomy 33:1

    This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

    it leads to

    • Joshua 14:6

      Then the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the LORD said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh-barnea about…

  • Through

    2 Chronicles 8:14

    In keeping with the ordinances of his father David, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests over their service, and the Levites for their duties to offer praise and to minister before the priests…

    it leads to

    • 1 Chronicles 9:17

      These were the gatekeepers: Shallum, Akkub, Talmon, Ahiman, and their relatives.

About Jeremiah

The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
The Prophet Jeremiah, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Jeremiah: the study guide →Read Jeremiah 35 →

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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