and Jehoiakim the king sent men into Egypt, namely , Elnathan the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt;

And king Joakim sent men into Egypt, Elnathan the son of Achobor, and men with him into Egypt.

And the king Jehoiakim sendeth men to Egypt, Elnathan son of Achbor, and men with him unto Egypt,

And Jehoiakim the king sent Elnathan, the son of Achbor, and certain men with him, into Egypt.

Et misit rex Joakim viros in Egyptum, Elnathan filium Achobor et viros cure eo in Egyptum:

Elnathan - Possibly the king's father-in-law 2-Kings 24:8.

And Jehoiakim the king (l) sent men into Egypt, [namely], Elnathan the son of Achbor, and [certain] men with him into Egypt.
(l) Here is declared the fury of tyrants who cannot stand to hear God's word declared but persecute the ministers of it, and yet in the end they prevail nothing but provoke God' judgments so much more.

And Jehoiakim sent men into Egypt,.... To seek for him; and to require the delivery of him upon being found:
namely, Elnathan the son of Achbor; the father of this man very probably is the same we read of in Josiah's time, 2-Kings 22:12; who is called Abdon in 2-Chronicles 34:20;
and certain men with him, into Egypt; to assist him in taking him, whose names are not mentioned; Elnathan's is, as being the principal, and to fix an eternal infamy upon him.

Jehoiakim sent . . . into Egypt--He had been put on the throne by Pharaoh of Egypt (2-Kings 23:34). This explains the readiness with which he got the Egyptians to give up Urijah to him, when that prophet had sought an asylum in Egypt. Urijah was faithful in delivering his message, but faulty in leaving his work, so God permitted him to lose his life, while Jeremiah was protected in danger. The path of duty is often the path of safety.