Jeremiah 26:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

After these leaders finished speaking, an important man named Ahikam son of Shaphan spoke up for me as well. And so, I wasn't handed over to the crowd to be killed. While Jehoiakim was still king of Judah, a man named Uriah son of Shemaiah left his home town of Kiriath-Jearim and came to Jerusalem. Uriah was one of the LORD's prophets, and he was saying the same things about Judah and Jerusalem that I had been saying. And when Jehoiakim and his officials and military officers heard what Uriah said, they tried to arrest him, but he escaped to Egypt. So Jehoiakim sent Elnathan son of Achbor and some other men after Uriah, and they brought him back. Then Jehoiakim had Uriah killed and his body dumped in a common burial pit.

Cross References

1 Kings 18:10

I swear to you in the name of the living LORD your God that the king has looked everywhere for you. He sent people to look in every country, and when they couldn't find you, he made the leader of each country swear that you were not in that country.

2 Kings 23:37

Jehoiakim disobeyed the LORD by following the example of his ancestors.

Jeremiah 2:30

I tried punishing you, but you refused to come back to me, and like fierce lions you killed my prophets.

Jeremiah 36:19

The officials said, “You and Jeremiah must go into hiding, and don't tell anyone where you are.”

Joshua 15:60

The eleventh region was in the northern part of Judah's hill country, and it had the following two towns with their surrounding villages: Rabbah, and Kiriath-Baal, which is also called Kiriath-Jearim.

1 Samuel 6:21

They sent messengers to tell the people of Kiriath-Jearim, “The Philistines have sent back the sacred chest. Why don't you take it and keep it there with you?”

1 Samuel 7:2

and it stayed there for twenty years. During this time everyone in Israel was very sad and begged the LORD for help.