“But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.”
The statement clarifies that military crisis did not compromise the Rechabites' commitment. They sought safety but did not abandon their covenant obligations. External pressure does not excuse covenant breach.
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