And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart is with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me thine hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.
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Gill's Exposition
And when he was departed thence,.... From Betheked, or the shearing house:
he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him; a Kenite, a descendant of Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses,…
Barnes' Notes
Jehonadab (compare the margin) belonged to the tribe of the Kenites, one of the most ancient in Palestine Gen 15:19. Their origin is unknown, but their habits were certainly those of Arahs. Owing to…
Adam Clarke
Jehonadab the son of Rechab - For particulars concerning this man, his ancestry, and posterity, see the notes on Jeremiah 35 (note).
Is thine heart right - With me, in the prosecution of a reform in…
Jehu, pushing on his work, is here,
I. Courting the friendship of a good man, Jehonadab the son of Rechab, Kg2 10:15, Kg2 10:16. This Jehonadab, though mortified to the world and meddling little with…
Cambridge Bible
Jehonadab the son of Rechab We are told (1Ch 2:55) that the house of Rechab belonged to the Kenites. The marriage of Moses to a Kenite wife (Jdg 1:16) led to the Kenites going up with the children of…
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