Matthew Poole and continuators on Jeremiah 35:2

2 Go unto the house of the Rechabites, and s[illegible: 1 letter]eak unto them, and bring them into the house of the LORD, into one of the chambers, and give them wine to drink .

These Rechabites had their name from Rechab their Father who as appears from 1 Chron. 2.55. descended from Hemah, who was a Kenit[illegible: 1 letter], who is also called Hobab, Iud. 4.11. (unless it may be Hemah who was the Son of Hobab) This Hobab was Iethro the Father in law of Moses, as appears from Iud. 4.11. we read Iud. 1.16. That his children went up out of the City of Palm-trees, with the children of Iudah, which lieth in the South of Arad, and they went, and dwelt among the people. The Rechabites here mentioned descended from this Stock. Iehonadab mentioned 2 King. 10.15. was of this Family, a man of some note, as appeareth by Iehu his taking him there into his Chariot. God commandeth the Prophet to bring some of this Family into the Temple, into some of the chambers (for in and about the Temple were several Chambers, for the Priests and where they disposed of the Holy Garments and several Oblations, 1 King. 6.5, 6.10. 1 Chron. 28.11, 12.) God commands I[illegible: 2 letters]emiah to bring these Rechabites into some of these chambers and to set wine before them. This was either for the more publickness of the thing, or it may be for the reproof of the Priests who drank too much Wine.