Jeremiah 35:2

Go unto the house The family (so in 3, 5, 18; Genesis 7:1, etc.) are meant, not the dwelling-houses. See Jeremiah 35:7. It was some years after the burning of the Roll (in Jehoiakim's fourth year), and it appears that the prophet could again appear in public without risk (see Jeremiah 36:19; Jeremiah 36:26).

of the Rechabites They were a wandering tribe of Kenite descent (1 Chronicles 2:55) and thus connected with Moses" brother-in-law (Judges 1:16). Some of that family had settled in the south of Judah (ib.), others near Kedesh in Naphtali (Judges 4:11). This branch however were nomad.