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and I brought them into the house of the Lord, into the chamber of the sons of Ananias son of Godolias, a man of God, which is near the house of the rulers who are above the house of Maasaias son of Selom, the keeper of the court.
And they said: We will not drink wine, for Ionadab son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying: You shall not drink wine, you and your sons, forever;
and you shall not build a house and you shall not sow seed, and you shall have no vineyard; for you shall dwell in tents all your days, so that you may live many days upon the land on which you sojourn.
But it happened, when Nabouchodonosor came up against the land, that we said: Come in, and let us go into Jerusalem from before the force of the Chaldeans and from before the force of the Assyrians; and we dwelt there.
The sons of Ionadab son of Rechab established the word which he commanded his children, not to drink wine, and they did not drink; but I spoke to you early in the morning and spoke, and you did not listen.
And I sent to you my servants the prophets, saying: Turn back, each from his evil way, and make your practices better, and do not go after other gods to serve them, and you shall dwell upon the land which I gave to you and to your fathers. But you did not incline your ears and did not listen.
Therefore thus said the Lord: Since the sons of Ionadab son of Rechab listened to the commandment of their father, to do according as their father commanded them,