But we have dwelt in tents, and have obeyed, and done according to all that Jonadab our father commanded us.
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Interpretation
Jonadab was famous for wisdom and piety. He lived nearly 300 years before, II Kin.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 35:8-11.
Glossary
- Jonadab Person
- =Jehon’adab. (1. ) The son of Rechab, and founder of the Rechabites (q. v. ), 2 Kings 10:15 ; Jer. 35:6 , 10. (2. ) The son of Shimeah, David’s brother ( 2 Sam. 13:3 ). He was “a very subtil man. ”.