Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 26:21

"and when Jehoiakim the king, with all his mighty-men, and all the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death; but when Uriah heard it, he was afraid, and fled, and went into Egypt:" — Jeremiah 26:21 (ASV)

And when Jehoiakim the king ... — The fact that the princes of Judah, who defended Jeremiah, were against Urijah, suggests the inference either that his words were more vehemently denunciatory, or that he was less fortunate in finding a personal friend and protector like Ahikam. The flight into Egypt presents a parallel to that of Jeroboam (1 Kings 11:40), Hadad (1 Kings 11:18), and Joseph and Mary (Matthew 2:13–15). Egypt was at all times the natural asylum for political refugees from Judea. The presence of the deposed Jehoahaz and of other Jews in Egypt may possibly have been an attraction (2 Chronicles 36:4; Jeremiah 24:8; Jeremiah 44:1).