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22 King Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt. He sent[a] Achbor’s son Elnathan, along with a contingent of men[b] into Egypt. 23 They brought Uriah out of Egypt and brought him to King Jehoiakim, who killed him with a sword. Then they threw his body into a common grave.[c]

24 Yet because Shaphan’s son Ahikam supported Jeremiah,[d] he was not handed over to the people for them to kill.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 26:22 The Heb. lacks He sent
  2. Jeremiah 26:22 Lit. Achbor and men with him
  3. Jeremiah 26:23 Lit. a grave of the sons of the people
  4. Jeremiah 26:24 Lit. the hand of Shaphan’s son Ahikam was with Jeremiah