²⁰ (Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath Jearim^(A) was another man who prophesied in the name of the Lord; he prophesied the same things against this city and this land as Jeremiah did. ²¹ When King Jehoiakim^(B) and all his officers and officials^(C) heard his words, the king was determined to put him to death.^(D) But Uriah heard of it and fled^(E) in fear to Egypt. ²² King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan^(F) son of Akbor to Egypt, along with some other men. ²³ They brought Uriah out of Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim, who had him struck down with a sword^(G) and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.)^(H)

²⁴ Furthermore, Ahikam^(I) son of Shaphan supported Jeremiah, and so he was not handed over to the people to be put to death.

³⁵ Jehoiakim paid Pharaoh Necho the silver and gold he demanded. In order to do so, he taxed the land and exacted the silver and gold from the people of the land according to their assessments.^(A)

⁴ including the shedding of innocent blood.^(A) For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the Lord was not willing to forgive.^(B)