“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;”
The statement that Jehoiakim sent men to Egypt to fetch Urijah and brought him back to the king shows the persistence of the king's reach. The king's determination to destroy a fleeing prophet demonstrates the intensity of opposition to true prophecy. The success in capturing the prophet shows that escape attempts may be futile. The verse demonstrates the danger that prophets face even when attempting to flee.
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