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In 2 Kings 10, we encountered an individual named Jonadab ben Rechab, who was enlisted by King Jehu in the cause of eliminating Ba`al worship. In our chapter, God instructed Jeremiah to speak to his descendants (2) and ordered him to tempt them to drink wine. The Rechabites refused, explaining:<\/span><\/p>\n

“We will not drink wine, for our ancestor, Jonadab son of Rechab, commanded us: ‘You shall never drink wine, either you or your children. Nor shall you build houses or sow fields or plant vineyards, nor shall you own such things; but you shall live in tents all your days, so that you may live long upon the land where you sojourn.’ And we have obeyed our ancestor Jonadab son of Rechab in all that he commanded us\u2026”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In our comments to 2 Kings 10, we noted the consensus of the traditional exegetes who, relying on 1 Chronicles 2:55 (\u201cthese are the Kenites, who came from Hammath, father of the House of Rechab\u201d), considered the Rechabites\/Kenites to be descended from Jethro, father-in-law of Moses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Shadal,* however, disagreed.<\/span><\/p>\n

If we accept the interpretation [that the Kenites are descended from Jethro], why does [Scripture] mention Hammath, who is unknown, rather than Jethro? Moreover, why would the Book of Chronicles record [the genealogy of] the Kenites who aren\u2019t even Israelites?<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears to me that the Rechabites were Israelites, and Judeans at that, and they are the Kinites [vocalized <\/span>kini<\/span><\/i>, rather than <\/span>keini<\/span><\/i>] cited in Chronicles. They were so called because they were smiths, which in Aramaic is <\/span>kin\u2019a<\/span><\/i>; they were not farmers or vintners; they were artisans who fashioned tools, and among them were also scribes and scholars (2 Chr. 2:55).<\/span><\/p>\n

*For an explanation of our objectives in studying Shadal\u2019s commentary, <\/span>see our introduction<\/span><\/a> in Jeremiah chapter 1.<\/span><\/p>\n

Image by Bens Schachter, courtesy of the artist<\/span><\/p>\n

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