^26:21When the king and all his bodyguards⁴⁴ and officials heard what he was prophesying,⁴⁵ the king sought to have him executed. But Uriah found out about it and fled to Egypt out of fear.⁴⁶

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Footnotes

44 Heb “all his mighty men/soldiers.” It is unlikely that this included all the army. It more likely was the palace guards or royal bodyguards (see 2 Sam 23 where the same word is used of David’s elite corps).
45 Heb “his words.”
46 Heb “But Uriah heard and feared and fled and entered Egypt.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when King Jehoiakim, with all his warriors and all the officials, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But when Uriah heard of it, he was afraid and fled and escaped to Egypt.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When King Jehoiakim and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

King Jehoiakim, all his warriors, and all the officials heard his words, and the king tried to put him to death. When Uriah heard, he fled in fear and went to Egypt.

NLTNew Living Translation

When King Jehoiakim and the army officers and officials heard what he was saying, the king sent someone to kill him. But Uriah heard about the plan and escaped in fear to Egypt.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

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;

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Jeremiah 26:21

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