John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 26:23
And they fetched forth Urijah out of Egypt ,.... Having found him, they seized him, and brought him away, with the leave of the king of Egypt: which, no doubt, was easily obtained: and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who slew him with the sword ; very probably with his own hand; or however it was done by his order, and in his presence, most likely: and cast his dead body into the graves of the common people ; either where they were buried in heaps promiscuously, as some think; or... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 26:16-24
Here is, I. The acquitting of Jeremiah from the charge exhibited against him. He had indeed spoken the words as they were laid in the indictment, but they are not looked upon to be seditious or treasonable, ill-intended or of any bad tendency, and therefore the court and country agree to find him not guilty. The priests and prophets, notwithstanding his rational plea for himself, continued to demand judgment against him; but the princes, and all the people, are clear in it that this man is not... read more