And when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death: but when Urijah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt;
When King Jehoiakim and all his powerful officials and leaders heard what Urijah said, the king wanted to kill him. But when Urijah found out about this, he became scared and ran away to Egypt.
This verse shows how a prophet named Urijah fled to Egypt because King Jehoiakim wanted to kill him for speaking God's unpopular message.
📚 Historical Context
During the reign of King Jehoiakim in ancient Judah around 600 BC, the kingdom was facing threats from the Babylonian Empire, and prophets like Jeremiah were delivering messages of judgment if the people did not repent of their idolatry and injustice. This verse highlights the backlash against such prophecies, as the king and his officials sought to kill the prophet Urijah for his similar warnings. Urijah's flight to Egypt underscores the real dangers prophets faced in a politically unstable era marked by royal opposition to God's word.
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