“And Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him into Egypt.”
The statement that the king struck Urijah with the sword and cast his body into the graves of the common people represents the ultimate rejection: not merely death but denial of honorable burial. The lack of proper burial represents the final dishonor. The disposal of the body with common people shows the degradation intended. The verse shows the extreme consequences of speaking God's word to a hostile king.
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