Jeremiah 35:4

“And I brought them into the house of the Lord, etc.] Into the temple, as he was ordered; that is, he invited them thither, and they came along with him, having, no doubt, a respect for him as a prophet; and the rather, as it is highly probable he came in the name of the Lord to them: into the chamber of the sons of Hanan, the son of Igdaliah, a man of God; a prophet, as the Targum and Syriac version; and so Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it. This must be understood of Hanan, and not Igdaliah, as the accents show: he is thought by some to be the same with Hanani the seer, in the times of Asa, (<141607>2 Chronicles 16:7); which [was] by the chamber of the princes; these were not the princes of…”

“man of God--a prophet (Deu 33:1; Sa1 2:27; Kg1 12:22; Kg2 4:7), also "a servant of God" in general (Ti1 6:11), one not his own, but God's; one who has parted with all right in himself to give himself wholly to God (Ti2 3:17). He was so reverenced that none would call in question what was transacted in his chamber. keeper of the door--Hebrew, "of the vessel." Probably the office meant is that of the priest who kept in charge the capitation money paid for the use of the temple and the votive offerings, such as silver vessels, &c. There were seven such keepers [GROTIUS]. Compare Kg2 12:9; Kg2 25:18; Ch1 9:18-19, which support English Version. I said . . . Drink--Jeremiah does not say, The Lord…”

“The title man of God, i. e., prophet, belongs to Hanan, identified by many with Hanani 2 Chronicles 16:7. The sons of Hanan were probably his disciples. If so, we find a religious school or sect, regularly established in the precincts of the temple, of whose views and modes of interpretation we know nothing. Plainly however, the Hananites were friendly to Jeremiah, and lent him their hall for his purpose. The chamber of the princes - Probably the council-chamber in which the great officers of state met for the despatch of business. The keeper of the door - There were three of these keepers, answering to the outer and inner courts of the temple, and the entrance to the temple itself. They…”

“Igdaliah - A prophet. The princes - The chamber were the princes were wont to meet. Jeremiah 35:6”

“35:4 Jeremiah the prophet carefully described the location of the room in the Temple, taking note that Hanan, the man in charge, was a man of God. During this idolatrous time in Judah’s history, the prophet had some friends in high places who remained believers in the one true God.”

“into the chamber: Jer 36:10-12 a man: Deu 33:1; Jos 14:6; Sa1 2:27, Sa1 9:6-8; Kg1 12:22, Kg1 13:1, Kg1 13:26, Kg1 17:18, Kg1 17:24; Kg1 20:28; Kg2 1:9, Kg2 1:11-13, Kg2 5:14, Kg2 5:20, Kg2 6:10, Kg2 7:2, Kg2 7:17, Kg2 8:2-8, Kg2 23:16, Kg2 23:17; Ch2 8:14, Ch2 25:7-9; Ti1 6:11; Ti2 3:17 the princes: Jer 26:10 the keeper: Jer 52:24; Kg2 12:9, Kg2 25:18; Ch1 9:18, Ch1 9:19, Ch1 9:27; Ch2 8:14; Psa 84:10 door: Heb. threshold, or vessel, Eze 43:8 Jeremiah 35:5”