Jeremiah 26:23

23 And they brought out Uriah from Egypt and they brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword, and he threw his dead body into the burial sites of the sons of the people.

Jeremiah 26:23 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 26:23

And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt
Having found him, they seized him, and brought him away, with the leave of the king of Egypt: which, no doubt, was easily obtained: and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword;
very probably with his own hand; or however it was done by his order, and in his presence, most likely: and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people;
either where they were buried in heaps promiscuously, as some think; or in the common burying ground; and not where persons of distinction were laid, as prophets, and others ^F7; this he did to reflect dishonour upon the prophet.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 Vid. Nicolai de Sepulchris Heb. c. 3. p. 126.

Jeremiah 26:23 In-Context

21 And when King Jehoiakim, and all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, then the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard, and he was afraid, and he fled and went [to] Egypt.

22 Then King Jehoiakim sent men [to] Egypt. Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and men with him [went] to Egypt.

23 And they brought out Uriah from Egypt and they brought him to King Jehoiakim, and he struck him down with the sword, and he threw his dead body into the burial sites of the sons of the people.

24 However, the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah, so that he was not given into the hand of the people to put him to death.