Urijah Son of Shemaiah
Jeremiah 26:20-23
At the beginning of King Jehoiakim, 18th King of Judah (609BC-598BC), who died in the Babylonian siege.
Killed the prophet Urijah who prophesied God's message of
destruction of "This city (Jerusalem) and This land (Israel)"
Urijah in Hebrew means: Jah is light.
Urijah (Uriah) was murdered by King Jehoiahim (609BC).
Background Reading:
Hebrews 11:37
They were put to death by the sword. - Uriah by King Jehoiakim.
Jeremiah 26:20-23
Uriah son of Shemaiah
Background reading Jeremiah 26:20-23
20 (Now Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-Jearim 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 and all his officers and officials heard his words, the king sought to put him to death. But Uriah heard of it and fled in fear to Egypt.22King Jehoiakim, however, sent Elnathan son of Acbor 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 and his body thrown into the burial place of the common people.)