15 As he was going along from there he got to encounter Je·honʹa·dab*+ the son of Reʹchab+ [coming] to meet him. When he blessed+ him, he accordingly said to him: “Is your heart upright with me, just as my own heart is with your heart?”+

To this Je·honʹa·dab said: “It is.”

“If it is, do give me your hand.”

So he gave him his hand. At that he made him get up into the chariot with him.+

21 Though hand be to hand, a bad person will not go unpunished;+ but the offspring of the righteous ones will certainly escape.+

18 A man that is wanting in heart* shakes hands,*+ going full surety before his companion.+